{Violet’s POV}
Uh…
I froze.
The air was quiet.
But there was nothing calming about it.
Everyone was staring weirdly at me— everyone except Shamira, Anna Mace, and two other girls whose names I don’t know. They were glaring at me instead.
And I couldn’t save myself. I couldn’t move. I was too dazed to do so.
Did Liam Cornaro just say he didn’t want to change partners? Did he just reject his supposed girlfriend to keep me?
No, maybe I had misheard?
The only motion I could afford were my eyes so I moved them to rest on Liam. He had a look of confusion on his face as he stared at Dr. Glasshouse, waiting for his reply. He looked like he didn't know this was what he had been called out for.
Was that why he had asked me what we were lined up for? Had that a genuine question?
“We.. Lia
