Chapter 91
~ Hailey ~
I closed my eyes, unable to face the crowd staring down at me. Unable to handle the humiliation of lying here on the ballroom floor while everyone watched and whispered and judged.
This was worse than anything I'd imagined. Worse than Yvonne's threats. Worse than my fears about not belonging here.
But then I felt movement around me. Heard two familiar voices cutting through the murmurs.
"Hailey…"
"Let me…"
I opened my eyes to see two faces hovering above me. Two pairs of hands stretched out toward me, ready to pull me up.
Nathaniel and Navine.
I could tell them apart by their attire — subtle differences in their bow ties, the way they wore their tuxedos. Navine's was slightly more formal, more perfectly pressed. Nathaniel's had a looseness to it, a casual con
