Chapter 132

• "What is going on here?"
• I froze and abruptly detangled myself from Alonso, hoping Paisley didn't catch our intimate stance when she came out. I faced her, still reeling from the impact of her unexpected appearance.
• Seeing as a dreadful silence hovered in the air, I made the first move. "Paisley!" I squealed in falsified exuberance, flinging my hand up to strut to her. Her face was clouded with obvious confusion, her eyes skidding between myself and every other person around us.