"W-What?!" Florian practically shrieked, his voice cracking into a pitch that physically made him cringe.
Scarlett only rolled her eyes, her expression falling somewhere between amused and fondly exasperated. "Why are you so surprised?" She crossed her arms, letting her hips cock to the side with practiced ease. "Sure, I may have hated you at first—loathed you, really—but even a blind man could see you're the perfect one for the role. And that's exactly why the rest of them are threatened."
'Why…why is she telling me this?' Florian blinked at her, brain scrambling to catch up. Then it hit him—like a brick to the face.
The test.
"Oh. I get it." He snapped his fingers and lightly slammed his fist into his palm, eyes narrowing in realization.
Scarlett tilted her head, blinking. "Huh?"
