Her father was there, but she couldn’t bring up the topic with him, feeling all her earlier confidence slipping away. Instead, she worked in silence, as did he, and the hours ticked by, minute by painful minute.When it was time for dinner, her chest felt hollow and clenched painfully, fear and panic rising within her. Would anyone know yet? Had her mother gone around, boasting of the good news? Or would she have to be the one to tell them?Trembling, she grabbed her books and her bag, and headed out before her father, hoping to clean up before dinner. But the minute she stepped out of the Greenhouse, she spotted them in the corridor, crowded near the dining hall.Capri, Rian, Brogan and Liam stood by the doors, and the four of them glanced over when they saw her. Like lightning, they all raced forward to meet her.Here was the backlash.“Rhiannon! We just heard about Michael…is it true?” Capri asked, reaching Rhiannon first, worry and distress clouding her pretty face.Rian and Brogan hung back, but Liam rushed forward and stared at her, shaking his head.“What is going on, Rhia?”She couldn’t look at him, so she looked to Capri instead.
