Perry shot out of his chair. “Roar!”
The room fell quiet in an instant.
Aria’s arm trembled, pressed against her stomach. She forced herself to relax. To hide the waves of pain that tore through her.
Roar stared at her in silent mortification. “I forgot,” he said under his breath.
“I did too. It’s all right. I’m fine.”
He hadn’t meant to hurt her. He never would. But still no one moved. No one made a sound.
“I’m fine,” she said again.
Slowly, the attention of the room shifted to Perry, who was glaring at Roar, his gaze burning with rage.
About the Author
Veronica Rossi graduated from UCLA and studied fine art at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Under the Never Sky, the first book in her Under the Never Sky trilogy, was named an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection and an Indie Next List Pick. It’s since been embraced by publishers in twenty-six countries worldwide and has been optioned for film by Warner Bros. Veronica lives in northern California with her husband and two sons. You can visit her online at www.veronicarossi.com.