'I have to get close to Shawn Monroe as soon as possible, or I'll lose my advantage! But I used up all my Crystal Cores trying to Promote, and now I can't even afford to settle in the Middle District!'
The thought made her even more frustrated.
She stole a glance at Cedric Howell. He wasn't staring at her anymore; he was using a tree branch to poke through the rubble, searching.
'An idea sparked in her mind.'
She knew exactly how lecherous Cedric Howell was. Yet with such a perfect opportunity, he hadn't made a move on her. Instead, he seemed more focused on the ring. 'Could it be...?' She turned to look back at the ground, a new seriousness in her attitude.
The two people in the tree found it just as strange.
Paige Summers didn't know what Marcus Monroe was thinking, but she had felt something was off the moment she heard Cedric Howell speak.
