Before the Curtain Rises

My nerves had just settled, but suddenly I was on edge again. 'Wait, Alistair's coming too? Right, he already knows Sienna has a thing for him. Maybe he's just here to back Ms. Reed up. That's gotta be it—they all know each other anyway.'

"Uncle Alistair just popped up out of nowhere—don't tell me he's actually trying to spark some romance with Sienna." Tristan slouched over next to me, sounding a