ELYRA.
I felt my blood go cold, my body stiffening under the pressure of their eyes. Every single person in the hall was now looking at me.
Every single one of them.
I could feel the curiosity in their eyes. I heard the whispers, saw the phones shifting subtly..
I swallowed.
These were not ordinary people. These were high-society names. CEOs. Investors. Socialites. People who could dig up your entire life story before someone could say Jack.
And if they did, they could discover who I was and find out my relationship to Nick.
My heart thudded painfully against my ribs.
I kept my chin high, even though inside I felt like I was shrinking. I could already imagine it—someone pulling up an old article, an old photo, a connection. It only took one curious mind.
Before my thoughts could s
