CHAPTER 10: The Perfect Crime
Elodie's POV
I swallowed the bitter lump in my throat and ran my trembling thumb over the severed fabric.
*Someone was in my locker.*
A wave of panic crashed over me. I looked around the empty dressing room. The rows of gray metal lockers suddenly felt like they were closing in on me.
The silence was deafening. My heart hammered against my ribs, beating so fast that I felt dizzy.
Was someone watching me right now?
I closed my eyes and sucked in a painful breath, forcing the air deep into my lungs.
I had exactly seven minutes before Robert expected me back on the floor to run through my solo. Seven minutes to fix this nightmare or he would use my absence as the perfect excuse to strip my principal title away.
I grabbed the destroyed shoes, shoved the
