Chapter 5

People looked at one another in confusion, then back at me, their eyes full of judgment and discomfort.

Mabel pressed a hand to her chest as though she might faint from the outrage.

Simon, his frown carving deep lines into his forehead, shot me a vicious glare. "Madison, have you lost your mind? You're going to cause a scene at a time like this?

"Get rid of whatever that is you're holding and go change your clothes. Are you only happy when you're making us a laughingstock?"

I stared back at him with hollow eyes, my voice flat and cold.…