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Breaking The Spotlight

Breaking The Spotlight

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Chapter 1 The Scandal

Word Count: 1164    |    Released on: 28/03/2025

eles, C

ance of the Grand Riviera Hotel. Celeste Laurent had been to enough premieres and press events to kno

the door before reporters lun

What do you have to s

ou've been secretly da

at about you

nearly made her st

t did nothing to cool the fire of irritation simmering beneath her skin. She had just landed from an o

entrance. Hotel security tried to push back, but nothi

ne plastered across the

STE LAURENT & DAMIEN SIN

n Sinclair, her ex, and the only man who had ever

nt one, yet it had been manipulated to look like it had onl

needed to get inside

p, deep voice cut

to turn around t

osing as ever, dressed in a crisp charcoal suit that only enhanced the sharpness of his frame. His dark

to a frenzy at the si

the engage

are you confirm

o you have

. She wouldn't give them what t

t one to ignore chaos. In fact, he e

e controlled the

e, she felt a hand wrap around h

rmured against her ear,

instead, she let him lead her through the doors, away from the relentless flashi

e moment the doors clos

ed, yanking her wrist free. "An en

evator wall, unbothered. "Th

wer? Well here's one fo

but his eyes remained sharp. "You'r

r arms. "I'd rath

his jacket pocket and handed he

verywhere. Every major media outlet had picked up the 'engagement.' Some even had

rumour," she realized. "This was planted

slipping his hands into

tory out. Someone powerful enough to manipulate headline

her eyes. "Di

tightene

l are you acting

cking doesn't

you would say that, after all you're Damien

nge, but there was someth

er a moment. "Someone is trying to use us. And

caught. "Play alo

rkened. "We make t

ack, shaking her head

les

hink I'm going to prete

story spiral out of control. Let the media tu

bled. "This is

razor-sharp.

ch. The memories, the past, the way he could sti

hispered. "Does this help

he hesitated, and th

on. "I don't owe you anything, Damien.

e right. But this isn't about the past. It's about the present. And if you don't t

asn't wrong, and she hated t

y. The entertainment industry thrived on perception, and a fabricated enga

k. But time was somethi

her chin. "If I agree to t

d in the faintest trace of am

ol the story, not the other way around. And when this

aze. Something dangerous. "I

but as she looked at the city lights sprawling beneath t

? Well, he had alwa

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1 Chapter 1 The Scandal2 Chapter 2 Terms Of Engagement3 Chapter 3 Parisian Illusions4 Chapter 4 Playing With Fire5 Chapter 5 Unravelling The Rules6 Chapter 6 The Edge Of Control7 Chapter 7 The Kiss That Changed Everything8 Chapter 8 The Cost Of War9 Chapter 9 The Silent Alliance10 Chapter 10 Checkmate11 Chapter 11 The Heat Before The Storm12 Chapter 12 A PR Crisis13 Chapter 13 The Trap Is Set14 Chapter 14 Power, Passion, Peril15 Chapter 15 Striking From The Shadows16 Chapter 16 Closing In17 Chapter 17 Web Of Deceit18 Chapter 18 The Countdown Begins19 Chapter 19 A Betrayal In The Dark20 Chapter 20 The Power Play21 Chapter 21 Us Against The World22 Chapter 22 Wolves At The Door23 Chapter 23 Blood On The Throne24 Chapter 24 The Only Truth That Matters25 Chapter 25 The Art Of War26 Chapter 26 The First Strike27 Chapter 27 Shadows And Sparks28 Chapter 28 Smoke And Mirrors29 Chapter 29 The Fault Line Beneath30 Chapter 30 The Eye Of The Storm31 Chapter 31 Believable Until It Wasn't32 Chapter 32 The Reset33 Chapter 33 Shadows Behind The Spotlight34 Chapter 34 Phoenix Tactics35 Chapter 35 The Night It All Ended36 Chapter 36 Reputations Are Meant To Bleed37 Chapter 37 Control The Narrative,Control The War38 Chapter 38 Firestorms And Front Pages39 Chapter 39 Ghosts Don't Win Twice40 Chapter 40 The Quietest Storm41 Chapter 41 I Choose You42 Chapter 42 I Was A Fool43 Chapter 43 Tick Tock44 Chapter 44 You Are What I Believe In45 Chapter 45 All Too Familiar Feeling46 Chapter 46 Fractures And Foundations47 Chapter 47 A United Force48 Chapter 48 Grudges Still Held49 Chapter 49 No Me Without You50 Chapter 50 Bleeding But Not Dead51 Chapter 51 Whispers Of War52 Chapter 52 Thread By Thread53 Chapter 53 Every Spotlight Has Shadows54 Chapter 54 Make It Stick55 Chapter 55 Not Going To Shatter56 Chapter 56 The Puppetmaster's Downfall57 Chapter 57 Fighting Softly58 Chapter 58 You Are The Line59 Chapter 59 I'm Coming Home60 Chapter 60 This Isn't Over61 Chapter 61 You're A Target62 Chapter 62 This Is Suicidal63 Chapter 63 Reshaping The Board64 Chapter 64 Young, Free And Single