Every single eye in the room locked onto me.
Maxwell stared at me, shock plain as day on his face, then spun around to gape at Piper, disbelieving his own eyes.
Piper never expected me to show up alive. Her face froze, all control slipping right off her features.
She dragged in a deep breath and forced a stiff, wobbly smile. "Miss, we have no idea what you're talking about. If you keep spreading lies and slandering us, we reserve the right to take legal action against you."
Maxwell pulled himself together and jumped right in after her. "I do know her, but I'm not involved with her in any way. She's mentally ill, and her mother's death triggered a relapse. I went out of the kindness of my heart to pay my respects, and she just latched onto me."
I heard the crowd starting to murmur behi
