(Reese)
Noah didn’t tell me what Kane said.
He didn’t have to.
I saw it in his face the moment the call ended. Whatever Kane found wasn’t small, and whatever Noah chose not to say in front of everyone made the room feel even smaller than it already was. I kept my hand on the dress because if I let go, I wasn’t sure what I would do with myself.
Simone adjusted the hem like nothing had changed.
That was the thing about Simone. She could stand in the middle of a disaster and still remember which side needed another pin. Her face was calm, but I knew her well enough to see the worry sitting behind her eyes.
Alina turned when Simone told her to.
She moved well. She always did. That was why I chose her for the closing look, even when something about her attention had started to bother me.
