Breaking The Spotlight

'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