Penelope's POV:

We have an exhibition to save.

Sera sounds rehearsed and clipped, so unlike the Sera I know. Her cheeks are pale, they're always so rosy no matter what, unless it's winter and she's just been outside.

I narrow my eyes, watching her closely, as if by doing so I'll unravel the truth.

"If you wanted to get me naked, you could have just said so," I say in an attempt to lighten the mood. But what I want to see is if she'll turn flirty. If she does, then nothing is wrong. If she doesn't...

"I'm sorry. I overstepped," She replies.

My suspicions grow.

Does this have something...