AN'S
ears. Five years si
beneath an ever-growing list of responsibilities. Some days, it was a dull throb at the back
s one of th
or pleasure, not even for
rules, and if that required sitting through hours o
and I decided I needed a moment of peace. But the l
my handler. And right now, she had that all
o say to me?" I asked, rubbing my temples,
ough I could already sense the accusation laced within her tone. "Did
ely bl
s. W
a smirk-one that didn'
ed to go for that
hould ha
fully aware of the invisible chains Cindy had wrapped around the com
ched
eas
rine s
and you still dare ask why? The company has alr
smile. "Don't tell me Cindy made you come to me? Is she afraid that I, a small-time actress
out a cold, m
ou something, darling-Cindy's role is secured. The Andersons family has invested 30 million into
r gaze, u
are you s
ression
n. You're my artist, and you hav
I'm an artist under you?" I ret
sighed im
e you're refusing to comply, don't
ine as I stumbled forward, my phone slipping from my grasp and skidding across the co
shut behind me wit
g out in sharp, unsteady gasps. The sharp sc
door, banging on
oor!" I screamed, my voi
len
st the wood again. "You c
e was no
reaths coming out in short, heavy bursts. The alcohol was still in my system, and c
wn to the floor, resting my head against the
led into fist
y would do anything to kee
ting the silence settl
noi
most imperce
ad sna
ut then it came again-a faint shuffle,
y gaze toward the farth
d a stack of worn-o
ittl
kin a soft, milky white. His dark lashes were long and curled slightly at the tips, framing a pair of wide, glassy eyes that held an
t-jet-black and slightly tousled, giving him the appe
e a frightened kitten, his tiny hands clut
happiness. What was making her happ
in a storeroom of a bar? There shouldn't be a custo
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