A Borrowed Voice

But after the announcement, Elise still hadn't shown up on stage for a whole minute. Any longer, and it was going to turn into a stage accident. With all those media outlets live-streaming tonight, if Elise got blamed, she'd be in serious trouble.

Cleo gritted her teeth, nerves on edge, and hurried over to quietly ask the host for a microphone.

"Hey, Elise wants to sing from behind the curtain," C