Sireen’s POV

From the corner of my eye, I see Alpha Ocean and Luna Elowen approaching, and I spin in the opposite direction. Camilla does the same immediately, even if I’m sure she has no idea.

“What are we doing?” She whisper-shouts in a frenzy, and I reach for her left hand with mine.

“Their son rejected me just days ago and will give my head to the lowest bidder if he can, so the last people I should be seen interacting with are his parents,” I say as fast as I can, and Camilla nods.

“Oh.”

I say a quick and quiet prayer that my mom leaves me out...