Chapter 101

Camila was way too observant to miss the distrust in Paul's eyes. Normally, she might've let it slide-after all, they barely knew each other. It'd make sense if he didn't trust her. But right now? She didn't have the bandwidth to care about how others saw her. Her mind was completely tied up with Prescott. Her pale, delicate face looked tense as she stared Paul down, refusing to back off. "I need the truth. Please, tell me what's really going on." Her eyes burned with stubbornness, sharp and calm, catching Paul off guard. Those eyes... they reminded him so much of someone else. No, not just similar-they were exactly the same. Even that fierce clarity and quiet defiance felt just like Miss Quinn's... it was uncanny. Maybe Camila really could reach something deep inside Prescott. Maybe-just maybe-she could bring him back. Paul was still gathering his thoughts to explain everything when Theron, who had been dead silent this whole time, suddenly launched into a rant. "If you're talking abo