in the air, mixed with the scents of perfume and nervous sweat. Chloe sat quietly in a corner, a portrait of

cker, strutted over. She held out a velvet tray wit

t. "Remember what you are. A stand-in. Put on the m

were fixed on the centerpiece: a breathtaking dia

od. Regina, understanding

sweet. "The lighting director was just asking for y

portant, puffed out her

mond bracelet. But instead of fastening it around her wrist

e, are you insane? The desig

t in her eye. "He's going to thank me."

per half of her face. The heavy cloak hid her form and the jewelry. She was

ed. Chloe took

atmosphere of t

ect rhythm of her body was undeniable. A murmur rippled through the audience. This was not the timi

she reached the spo

was

id motion, she kicked her leg out slightly, the fabric of the gown swirling around her, a

through the crowd. It

her down, catching th

mond bracelet glittered, throwing

ause was deafening. The pose transformed the bracelet from a sim

d the head designer, Sebastian Price, shot to their fe

d, and walked back, leavin

n Midtown, Damien was in a meet

d, holding up his phone. "HFR just had some masked model

ose was climbing the trending charts at an impossible speed.

. He discreetly passe

eling pose, and the unmistakable fire of the diamonds on that

as his

is colleagues, his voice

car. We're going

, how his clever little wif

ed off the runway, Amber was on h

ing? You wore the bracelet on your ankl

her, her expression unr

ran onto the stage, his f

he personal request of Mr. Beaumont and our designer, Sebastian Price, we would lik