Love in secret

IN

An Unexpect

oon in Los Angeles, and I was walking out of a meeting with my management team. I

e, their cameras and microphones thrust in my face as they shouted out questions. I tried to

nding at the edge of the crowd, his eyes fixed intently on me. For a moment, I thought he was just anoth

the crowd and was by my side. "Lexi, come wit

He led me to a black SUV that was parked nearby, and we sp

ned to him and ask

, his eyes fixed on the road a

m had insisted that I needed one. They had told me that the paparazzi were g

d hands. He was strong, capable, and confident. I felt a sense of rel

as always there, watching over me, protecting me from

ere everywhere. They were pushing and shoving, trying to get a shot of me. Ethan wa

taking my hand. It was a bold move, but it was also a necessary o

into step beside us. "Thanks for stepping in bac

l do whatever it takes to protect her,"

his words, and I knew that

iam, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he jus

't help but feel a little guilty. I was developing fee

nd he seemed to genuinely care about me. I felt a flutter in my chest as I looked at him, an

their depths, like I was being pulled under by a riptide of emotion. But I didn't want to be saved.

ouldn't believe I was having these feelings for Ethan

k glances at him. He was so strong, so confident. He

was developing feelings for Liam, but now I w

n's phone buzzed. He answered it

asked, feeling a

is voice low. "They're calling a meeting to d

ng on. I hated meetings. They were

worry, Lexi," he said. "I'll be right there wit

ble, deep trouble. I was falling for Ethan, hard. I couldn't believe it. I had never felt t

ances at Ethan. He was so confident, so self-assured. He

that I was in trouble. I was developing feelings for Ethan

He was off-limits. And yet, I couldn't help the way I fel

d to me, his eyes locking onto mine. "You ok

sh rise to my cheeks. "

e didn't push the issue. Instead, he just smiled and took my hand

I knew that I was lost. I was falling for Et

ed my hand, his eyes never leaving mine. "Let

trouble, deep trouble. But I also knew that I couldn't help the way