As embarrassing as it might seem, at that moment I didn't care. I hurried over to my room, gave my face a quick wash, threw the gown over my head and put on a bra, then shirt and jeans, before brushing my hair as quickly as I could, then I returned downstairs. Imogen was staring with brows raised, like she thought something must be wrong with her mummy. Maybe something was actually wrong with me, because the second I opened the door and he was still standing there, I felt the color rush up my cheeks. “Drex, what a— what a surprise.” I decided it'd be best to act like nothing happened. That was hard when he was clearly biting back a smirk. “Hmm.” His eyes dragged down my new look. “That was… fast.” If only the ground would swallow me. My fingers curled tightly, but I refused to give

