the chaotic noise of the paparazzi. The dark, bulletproof wind

the curb, moving with s

naline that had been keeping her upright started to fade, and the sharp, throbbing p

er in the built-in console and poured two glasses of bourb

glass and took a sip. The liquid fire burned down her

sharply in the quiet cabin. He turned his

id, his voice a low rumble. "Almost like a perfect

. "Doesn't Mr. Alvarado appreciate a

The sound was dangerous. "I do. But I

oulders blocked out the dim streetlights passing by the window. The sheer d

price," Gabriel warned, his voice dr

k back. She met hi

ll completely annihilate Austen's public image. You

ago. They were terrified because you've been circling their theater chains like a starving wolf for two years, planning

eplaced by a razor-sharp calculation. He hadn't expected

s and tapped it ag

ed. The devil's b

eached into her clutch and pulled out her phone

ooded Twitter with statements claiming the video

re swarming Alaia's mentions, calling her a manipulative bi

n her past life, this exact type of cyberbullying had driven

didn't wipe the smudged mascara from her fake crying. Sh

tinct, custom lapel of Gabriel's suit jacket

. Her thumbs flew across the keyboa

eo is real. My heart is broken

ched into the digital war zo

ed thousand. The raw emotion in her face, combined with her direc

oss the screen. He raised an eyebr

you're dealing with scum, you have to hit th

coming call popped up. It was Austen's ma

ed decline, then immediately blocked the number. She

the rapid, continuous buzzing of her p

elerated. Mitch's voice

Dudley's apartment i