, dissecting her. "Are you cer

rom her hair, cold

Chloe said, her voice raw.

g out her driver's license. The plastic wa

nty-four. Model. N

he gave a curt nod to his as

tched, broken only by the drumming of the rain on the car's roof. After f

l headshot, followed by a bio, a list of her runway shows. And at the bott

e was t

from the screen to her p

he said. It wa

. Inside, the air was warm and smelled of old paper. A clerk looked up, his expression shifting fr

ight to the marria

on the counter. "We

The king of New York's entertainment empire. A wave of dizziness washed over her. She ha

Initial there. Within fifteen minutes

drizzle. Damien stopped her, holding

rms," h

greement. The clauses

age will rem

terfere in each oth

erm is o

housing and necessar

e would provide

ity was the only thing she had left to give.

k. "Get in. I'll take

amp skin. Damien's phone buzzed. Chloe saw a name flash on the screen-Penelop

e asked, his voi

ss of the apartment th

up, Chloe reached

mien asked. His voice was flat,

d. "This is my batt

er a stark black business card. "When you're don

ed back into the building tha

on the couch, waiting for her. They had arranged th

look magnanimous. "Chlo

iny sparkles under the light. Strangely, though, not a single muscle in her face twitched; the corner of her mouth even held the faintest hint of a curve. She rais

om, and pulled out her suitcase. She began methodically

ed her arm. "Are you even listening to me? Are you re

r hours finally rose to the surface. She reached into her purs

iage cer

aid, her voice dripping with

bitter, painf

s. We'r

nt. They saw her name, Chloe Foste

unadulterated terror in their eyes was the firs

hed her disappear into the build

nvestigation. Evan Hart, Mika Brooks, and Starlight Artists. I

ers already moving on