om the crowd. Chants of "Unma

r eyes shining with adrenaline.

reath and walked ba

ad. "Stop her!" Mika hissed, grabbing Evan's arm, her

beefy security guard blocked his path with a

ight, a solitary, elegant figure. Every camera, every phone, was poin

e raised her hands and remo

silence. The silence of a thousand

chaos

ght it had forgotten, a face more beautiful and commanding

ve of bodies and cameras. Flashes

stage, his face purple with rage. He felt like a

ce cut through the din. It was Jenna M

sharp and perfectly timed. "Is this an el

Chloe as the villain. The narrative shifted in a s

defraud t

rlight Artists had no knowledge of this! This was entirely Ms. Foster's own doing! We are as

ears streaming down her face. "I don't know why she would

the host's microphone. "This is a fraud!" he bellowed. "HFR will be s

for their fury. Reporters swarmed her, shoving microphones in her face. Security

hard. She stumbled,

r way through the crowd,

part of her plan. To burn everything down, herself included, so she could rise from the ashes. She ha

f, her jaw tight,

in doors of the

e heated crowd. A presence, immen

ked by a team of formidable

rozen lake, swept across the venue. The frantic energy of the room

knew wh

ood turning to ice. Why was h

in, the slight tremor in her hands. He saw the cheap glitter of the stage lights on her

anger ignited

ep was deliberate, silent, and heavy with men

ut a glance. He ignored the stunne

dge of the stage, stopping

eld its breath, waiting to