MARIA POV
"Ahh!" she exclaimed loudly, her voice tearing through the air and attracting unwanted attention; my heart skipped a beat as I immediately considered the possible aftermath of her reaction.
"Shhhh. don't shout," I told her immediately, my hand clutched her arm tightly as I drew her near, my eyes fastened on hers with a tinge of urgency and warning, my gaze ablaze with an unsaid appeal for discretion.
"Do you want them to suspect us, to raise an eyebrow and wonder what's amiss" I whispered, my voice low but threaded with an angry, despairing undertone.
"The guy I want to give the drugged drink to is across from us, waiting for me, and oblivious to my scheme, yet you're shouting like a beacon in the night, bringing attention to ourselves," I furthered, my words filled with frus
