Paula announced, her sharp voice slicing through the tension that was lingering in the air. I felt my heart sink to the pit of my stomach in a split second and the world had stopped spinning as time stood still.
We stopped in our steps and stood rooted to the ground.
She knew. But how did she… There's only one explanation. It must have been Evelyn. She couldn't get through Xavier so she's doing this to get his parents to break us up instead!
We snapped our heads around to come face to face with her. Her features were contorted into an angry expression and smugness was radiating from every inch of her skin. I didn't know exactly what to say right then, my hand naturally flew up to caress my tummy as my eyes flickered down to glance at it momentarily as my heart wavered slightly.
There was a brief pause as the air crackled with unspoken tension and silence stretched between us.
