The book-signing area was full to bursting, with media crawling all over and more people approaching from the big field. Betty’s earsplitting announcement had drawn quite a crowd. Britta guessed there were probably about two hundred people in attendance, with seventy percent of them female. A hush fell over the crowd as Lindy approached Armand to begin the most-anticipated event.
Britta tried to listen, but she couldn’t help scanning the crowd again, hoping to see Milo. She walked behind the stage after someone that looked like Milo. She followed the man out onto the grassy field, but it wasn’t Milo. As she walked back to the setting for Armand’s reading, she could hear murmurs of excitement and people talking. The room buzzed with energy, but all she felt was heaviness around her heart.
