Elara's POV
Bonnie was shaking, her lips trembling so hard she couldn't get a single word out.
Celeste's face lit up with a smug, cold satisfaction. "See? She's got nothing. This proves she's lying. Veronica, how much are you paying her?"
My stomach turned. Celeste was good—terrifyingly good. For a split second, I actually doubted my own ears.
Veronica finally snapped. "I didn't pay her a dime. Bonnie was hiding in the trees on the phone with her boyfriend when she overheard you. She didn't even know who you were. Why would she have thought to record it? But she heard it, and that doesn't make it any less real. What more do you want from her?"
Celeste let out a slow, mocking smile. "Can her ears play back the recording? No? Then all we have is a story. You paid a girl to stand here an
