The Perfect Pawn

The two oppressive glares nearly crushed the guy. Just as he was about to cave and lower his head, Chloe spoke up. "Come on, we're all here for the charity gala. There's no need to get so worked up."

"What?" Paige scoffed, unimpressed. "Seriously? You think you get to decide anything?"

"Alright, guess that's just me being overly hopeful," Chloe replied. She shot the guy a helpless look, then didn'