~Dahlia POV~
"Isn't she the thief?" Another voice said from behind the elders and my head whipped up instantly at the sound of his words.
"Yes she is!"
"Is she here to steal, knowing now that this entire place is out of bounds?"
"Maybe, let's search her!"
"Yes!"
The several voices rang all around me in different octaves but above them, I heard only the steady thumping of my heartbeat. I glanced between the hostile eyes of the people now suddenly gathering around me, whilst hoping that they would see my innocence… or at least notice that I hadn't taken anything from the room; But they didn't.
One pushed past me as he stormed into the house, only to turn around and glare at me so harshly, my breath caught in my chest.