The Convenient Stand-In

The weight of his stare was suffocating. I played dumb. "A love song? My Englysian isn't great, and I didn't catch that. But wow, you sounded flawless. No surprise, though, Mr. Ivy League."

Declan let out a quiet scoff. "You're getting worse at lying. The only reason I sang with Chloe was to save face for her. Half the board was there, and she's VP now. If I humiliated her, she'd lose credibility