Chapter 22

Rebecca did not say anything. She just stared at Spencer. It was a warm summer night, yet Spencer broke out in a cold sweat under her scrutinizing gaze. He was about to repeat himself, thinking that she hadn't heard him, when Rebecca finally spoke. "Callie said that you were getting married today. Why are you here in Zephyria? Does the groom not need to be at the wedding?" Her voice was calm, but it triggered a storm of emotions in Spencer. Under Rebecca's overwhelming presence, his rationale finally returned to him. "I canceled the wedding." "Why? Did you cancel it so you could come find Callie? Does Uncle Baron know about this?" Rebecca did not give Spencer any room to breathe as she fired off questions one after the other. After a few minutes of silence, Spencer finally forced out an answer. "I canceled it before I came here. It's got nothing to do with Callie. I was just worried about her being here alone, so I wanted to check on her." "Alone?" Rebecca asked, the emotions i