Chapter 272

Screams rolled through the venue as every gaze swung between Alyssa on the judges' row and Howard in the VIP seats. Alyssa had gone still. She had just gotten messages from Brandon and already felt the dread coming on, but she still couldn't believe what she was seeing. She remembered Howard telling her Megan would show up tonight and that he'd saved the seat beside him for her. No one had ever told her Elena was Megan. Then, she suddenly remembered how she had threatened Elena, trying to rope her into teaming up against Megan. If what she was seeing was real, then... No! Impossible! Elena and Megan couldn't be the same person. Alyssa snapped her head toward Howard. Howard stayed rooted, staring across the hall at Megan onstage. He couldn't trust his own eyes. How could it be Megan? How could he not have recognized her? They had met when they were young. She had stayed by his side for seven years. They were together almost every day. He knew her by heart. She had always been