Lena's POV

I stood nervously behind the curtain, waiting for my queue to go on stage.

There was another scheduled publicity event with my father that Cal and I were supposed to attend together. Here I was waiting though, with no sign of Cal.

I looked around again, hoping that somehow, I would finally find Cal standing in the room with me. That wasn't the case, of course.

My stomach tightened with the nerves. I hadn't ...