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Breaking The Spotlight

Chapter 3 Parisian Illusions

Word Count: 1124    |    Released on: 28/03/2025

e to throw it across the jet. The stone was elegant, flawless, and undoubtedly expensi

lance, absorbed in his tablet as if they weren't flyin

this and given herself three months to endure it, r

" Damien remarked

im a glare. "I

. "You do when yo

hing her fingers from the ar

s piercing grey eyes locking

," she c

r do you enjoy watching your name

cheek. "Why is this man always

moment that their 'engagement' leaked,

flooded social media. Some praised the match, calling them Hollywood's ultimate powe

least, and going to Paris was th

fficial public appearance as a couple. It was the kind of elite affair where the world's most powerful pe

Fine," she said, lifting her chin. "But if we're doi

sed an eye

no over-the-top theatrics. We

hing unreadable. "And if I d

rules. He always had. If he decided that a grand public displ

e, refusing to back

but after a tense pause, he

her was very unsettling. It was as if he was waiting for her

d into light, with cameras flashing, reporters shouting, and

nt because this time, she wasn't just Celeste Laurent, an award-w

forced. He exuded effortless control as he led her onto the red carpet, hi

ulders. She had to remember that she was a

They paused at the entrance of the grand ballroom, a sea of power player

the world we

n murmured in her ear. "We

, but she resisted the urge

en light over the glittering affair. Music played soft

lk of the city," a

Moreau, French actress, model,

r years ago with Damien, it was brief

ainted lips curved into a knowing

ien greeted, h

expression laced with amusement. "You're

d coolly. "It

hat a woman like you would settle down with someone lik

ks. She was baiting her. Tryin

ad played thi

ding along his lapel in an effortless display

t Celeste felt the sub

r hand to his lips, pressing a slow

action of a second before she la

ng a trail of perfume and

ly withdrawing her hand.

red with something u

elf on the dance floor, Damien's

soft melody of the orchestra dro

teady, but she was hyper-

Vanessa well,

ed. "I've dea

. "I don't

n every step. Each step was dangerous. It was too easy to fa

"How long do we ha

ed slightly on her waist

llenge." she thought as she stared into his stor

se. Something that terrified her, and for a momen

e. That beneath the cold calculations and

out before, i

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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