in the air, mixed with the scents of perfume and nervous sweat. Chloe sat quietly in a corner, a portrait of
cker, strutted over. She held out a velvet tray wit
t. "Remember what you are. A stand-in. Put on the m
were fixed on the centerpiece: a breathtaking dia
od. Regina, understanding
sweet. "The lighting director was just asking for y
portant, puffed out her
mond bracelet. But instead of fastening it around her wrist
e, are you insane? The desig
t in her eye. "He's going to thank me."
per half of her face. The heavy cloak hid her form and the jewelry. She was
ed. Chloe took
atmosphere of t
ect rhythm of her body was undeniable. A murmur rippled through the audience. This was not the timi
she reached the spo
was
id motion, she kicked her leg out slightly, the fabric of the gown swirling around her, a
through the crowd. It
her down, catching th
mond bracelet glittered, throwing
ause was deafening. The pose transformed the bracelet from a sim
d the head designer, Sebastian Price, shot to their fe
d, and walked back, leavin
n Midtown, Damien was in a meet
d, holding up his phone. "HFR just had some masked model
ose was climbing the trending charts at an impossible speed.
. He discreetly passe
eling pose, and the unmistakable fire of the diamonds on that
as his
is colleagues, his voice
car. We're going
, how his clever little wif
ed off the runway, Amber was on h
ing? You wore the bracelet on your ankl
her, her expression unr
ran onto the stage, his f
he personal request of Mr. Beaumont and our designer, Sebastian Price, we would lik
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