#Chapter 29: Connections

Audrey & Third Person Audrey’s POV I sank down behind the potted plant, peering cautiously around the leaves as the sleek black town car pulled up to the curb. My heart pounded in my ears as the passenger side door swung open and Linda stepped out, her brunette curls bouncing as she sauntered up to the restaurant’s glass doors. A moment later, a well-dressed woman with impeccably coiffed gray hair emerged from another car, and I felt my breath catch in my throat as she and Linda exchanged polite handshakes. Claudia Klein, the Luna of Silverbite Pack. I knew Claudia’s history well; she had been a fashion designer many years ago, although she had abruptly stopped producing work. Some speculated that she decided to stop when she had her daughter. But I always loved her work; she was another one of my biggest muses, right next to Brooks Designs. And now… Linda was having the opportunity to speak with her thanks to my design. Gritting my teeth, I watche