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Breaking The Spotlight

Chapter 2 Terms Of Engagement

Word Count: 1093    |    Released on: 28/03/2025

't a stranger to hig

ough gritted teeth, and dodged sharks disguised as friends in Hollywood's elite circles. But standing in

wasn't about contracts or publici

cross from her, Damien leaned against the couch, completely at ease. As if he hadn't just blackma

m, that he could make c

How exactly do you plan on m

studying her. "The way e

n eyebrow. "Oh?

w public appearances, some candid 'leaked' moments, a ring that the medi

, shaking her head. "You'

cident, Celeste. Someone is trying to control the narra

twisted. She hated

ne her, never giving the press more than she wanted them to see. This wasn't just a tabloid rumour that would disappear in a few wee

ly. "Fine. We do

d, just slightly. "I'

expiration date. This ends in three months

ace. "Three months? The media will e

ou'd better come up with a co

he simply gestured

relationship, so don't expect anything an

s voice remained neutral.

tened. "You know e

ween them. The air felt heavier

een them, just fire, and heartbreak. A love that had b

ories back into the pa

adable, but something flicke

g else?"

"I don't trust you, and I

ightly. "That's not a condition,

words sent a pulse of

her phone, and opened her messages. "I need to s

es sharpene

rowned. "

leaks before we're ready. We need

ed was to strategize with Damien like they we

rply. "Fine. Wh

leather notebook. He flipped it open to a blank page,

d her eyes. "Wh

ze. "An engag

uttered. "Yo

oke about

I am not flying to Paris to throw som

ket. "Because that's the only way we kill this scandal before it spir

nding in front of cameras, smiling as if she

he was ri

her fists.

curled sligh

they were in a p

as she stepped onto the jet, trying to ign

urent and Damien Sinclair, jet off to Pa

was eati

ather chair across from her, scrolling through his phone like they we

im, pulling out her own phone. Her publicis

you sure

's Sinclair. You

hat involves fir

ghed and t

ve a choice. This e

her gaze to Damien. "You'd bette

n unreadable. "Do you reall

did he mean by that?" She

s gaze hea

mien smirked, leaning back in his seat. "In that

hree months. I've got this, I can play the role, I can pretend, and then, wh

he wasn't sure she'd be able to sur

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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