At the lack of a real answer, Michelle stopped petting his hair and tugged on the leash. "What was that? I didn't quite hear you." Her tone was commanding and edging on anger. "Answer me properly or I will punish you accordingly."

While Michelle dealt with Shannon, Eli was watching the crowd and they were all watching more out of fascinated curiosity than interest at this point, which means that as soon as she gets done pushing Shannon to speak, Michelle is going to have to start her scene to keep people watching them.