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Breaking The Spotlight

Chapter 4 Playing With Fire

Word Count: 1179    |    Released on: 28/03/2025

o she let close enough to hurt her, but now standing on the dimly lit balcony of the Grand Rose Gala, w

ed, his voice a low vibration

d her jaw.

ia

's golden lights glowing against the darkness, but it was nothing compared to the storm brewing in D

d what we came here to do. The media got t

alcony railing, looking mad

ded her arm

aid smoothly, "

of the slow, mocking clap t

mogul and tabloid king, stepping onto the b

ed, ruthless, and inescapably powerful, but Julian was a different bree

es were locked onto her like

adjusting the cuffs of his des

dn't move.

r, but she felt the subtle shift

his coming. You and Sinclair? Engaged?" He tilted

t she kept her expression perfectly

nd what I believe is that something

. "Then you're not a

men sized each other up. They were two kings in the sa

swallo

e the world will love this fairytale romance." H

made idle threats, and she had a sinking feeling that

t the gala, Celeste'

k car, letting out a slow breat

shut, she turned to

remained unreadable.

ly. "And that doe

erage," Damien said smoothly. "Bu

. "We can't afford to gi

d with something unrea

e car lurched forward, the c

tween them, thick wi

ris fade into the distance. "Just three mo

that after the three months she may not be able to, because the longer she played

t the

e was done with the games, the lies, but above all, she was done with Da

yes flashing. "Why d

d an eyebrow

a," she pressed. "W

suit jacket, tossing it ont

t a sharp laug

. "Careful

g. "You don't get to do that. You don't get

ed. "And what if it

And there it was ag

d. "You don't get

His scent, a mix of dark spice and something uniquely him

aying," he

against her ribs.

rand of hair behind her ear. The

ured, "it's not

s wasn't real. It couldn't

y step back. "I

ghtened, but he

frantic drumbeat in her ears. As she reached for

re ru

t she couldn't let him see it, so she opened

he fromm but also locked him out from the o

could hear Damien, his voice,

eyes shut. "Go

ling Damien standing in the doorway, his gaze molten st

at," she whispered, her

, closing the door be

ered. "You're c

he was seeing every piece of her, every fear, eve

pped pretending that th

e didn't want him to

e curve of her wrist. She couldn't pull away. Or

ed, a whisper a

his lips a breath away from he

agreed to this charade, Celeste

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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