t poster on Maeve's phone screen. The deep blue

her body. Her bare feet hit the co

aggressive strides. She shoved open the

be off its hanger. She threw it over her shoulders,

of Maeve's trembling hands. The screen was already ch

er contacts and slammed her

er a single ring. Carr

and release a public statement?" Eleonora roared i

diotic 'slip of the thumb' caused the situation to completely spi

essure. "I am logging into Twitter right now. I am pos

suggest you read the penalty clause on page twelve of the contract

rapid footsteps stopped dead in front of t

ulling at the roots. She turned away from the mirror and

e of bourbon. She poured a splash

alcohol burned a fiery path down her throat, a harsh physic

remain hard. "I will not go on camera and p

agonizing seconds. Then, she

oining the cast this seas

mpty crystal glass. She squeezed it so h

ng man attached to 'Autumn Smoke', the

e actively looking to recast your role. If you go on this show, interact with Anderson, and build a 'showmance'-a pre-packag

r brain raced, calculating the brut

ked over to the window, looking out at the neon light

d, with sickening clarity, that she was entirely trapped by t

f industry politics. She hated this game. She hated being maneuvered like a fragile glass pawn on a studio executive's chessboard. Her fingernails dug so deeply into her palms that they left p

her voice dropping to a lo

elief came throu

c mode. "Be at the studio at eight o'clock sharp tomorr

ressed the end call button and threw t