perience or special qualifications which she no longer had. After putting her car

ng job. It listed the usual things-height, weight, and pay-but what really caught her attention wa

e, she packed her few

o a small conference room. After she filled out the paperwork, the woman said, "This job n

sitting long when t

voice drawled. "What brings you to

still. Standing in the d

an had been her agent then. With her strong skills, she quickly started getting noticed and boo

ob walked in just as Kendra and Se

punched Sebastian right there in front of ever

efused to let Kendra dance

oss from Kendra, not bothering

fect rich wife?" he asked with a sneer. "W

ther coming home anymore? Honestly, I saw it coming. Men like him aren't stupid. No matter how goo

marrying into money would make you somebody special. You

d anger and disappointment at the p

h of guilt in her eyes. "I'm so

f. "Don't bother. Why ar

laining that it wasn't serious and wo

modeling jobs and handles representation. We're a small outfit, so don't expect a steady contract. Yo

e point. "The ad said meal

on't get your hopes up for anything fancy. It's a

ut food or a roof. She couldn't go on crashing at Alexia's place

walked her through the onboarding forms

nough space for a single

dn't even started unpacking when her phon

casting models right now. Get read

erst

years, but he didn't represent many models. This par

mattered, Sebastian dro

got to seize it. I checked around-the person who really decides is the photographer, Kody Price. If he likes you, the job is basically yours. But his ta

osely, locking eve

audition. Sebastian tried chatting with a few of the staff, hoping to make some

twist with nerves. Five years away from work-she w

ine up now!" A young woman with a h

into line wit

glasses even indoors. Dressed head-to-toe in the latest street style, he moved with easy

as K

and you. Stay. E

room, his finger landing on

o the bright studio space. Sebasti

front of the lens. One by one, Kody watched their shots on the monitor, shaking his head

as Kendra

hing inside her clicked back into place. The familiar setup, the quiet h

ing kicked in automatically. Every shift of her weight, every tilt of her head, every stretch of her l

one and barely glancing up, finally looked at the mo