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lse would find the girl in here. He checked the big

ing fluid for a deceased human body, so

girl's corpse for at least half a day would give h

r current conundrum, considering Darren's mental state at the moment. But

d the words in his head until his anxious

th human bodies. Mostly wolves. Other animals in the wild.

irl's body from decomposing quickly in this basement

but he didn't want the girl's DNA all over it. Jenson br

Charmaine still h

From what he recalled, she was too busy securing a deal with a big prospect based in B

open and drank some water. The ice-cold liquid froze h

mitted a cr

mehow, but he mostly did these things alone. He always preferred it that way. Involving a

e he was the one who caused the whole thing. Jen

ges. Two were audio clips. The f

said she hasn't heard from Magnus, and she doesn't know where he is.

a businessman in Serbia. Ilya was also the pureblood Alpha of their vampire clan.

moved on to the second audi

ater. At the shoot." Dar

sp the reality of what he just did to that girl. Or maybe the guy w

against the cold granite counter, his temper

just stupid questions about thei

pl

Don't need to remind u everyth

out of the kitchen. Jenson massaged his foreh

hadn't touched his bed since the ot

much heavier and his vision was starting to get blurry. His head and his joints still ached

pharmacy again to conf

ast time he forgot to restock h

he definitely needed someone to keep h

to Sh

ligh

ographers

attering all

with a female stylist helping

hocked or even remotely afrai

f the enormity of what he did last

g? Putting on his actor sla

now and then as he sat still in the makeup c

delivered stock. He'd woken up half an hour before the scheduled

en the one who helped keep these people in line. He

arren, and the rest of the main cast would be doi

full-on bitching headache last night was gone, and his joints no longer ached b

ry for t

phone and met a famil

an aesthetic sense. She had on warm-colored makeup b

high heels this time. Just plain white sneakers. Jenson pu

It promptly reminded him of Charm. Except the young

ut from the looks of it, she didn't remember the f

so fresh and put-together in her blazer-shirt-slacks outfit. Her long dark hair

couldn't help but fidget in the

makeup kits. Hair products. Lots of chatting. Bright lights

y?" Jessi stood before him with another polite smile lifting her shapel

if you are." Jenson placed his forearms o

Jessi turned her back to him and grabbed some wet wipes. "Just a quick question: any allergies to certain

at and appreciated the lightness and gentleness of her hands, as if she was trying her best to

out...um...some lip ba

usness and some anxiety from her tone alone, but he wasn't quite sure what caused it. "Yeah. Fine. Just nothing t

k up-close. Long lashes and almost puppy-dog eyes. They were beautiful, and her skin had

im DJ. They call

putting toner on a round cotton pad. "I don'

put on a quick smile and regarded her apologetic expression. It

sing the toner-drenched cotton pad. Her stroke

could be her very first time working w

?" He squi

l-time freelancer before this." Jessi smiled at him aga

still and inhaled her natural scent again. All he cou

Apparently she wasn't making up stories about her background, from what h

on him, why would he send a young,

sistant in a corporate company for a couple of m

er a moment of silence between them. His eye b

f it was the right shade. "I like him. So nice," Jessi commented, mumbling as she flicked

lled her forehead barely reached his chin as they sto

ut maybe she just didn't remembe

rson?" Jenson mumbled while s

ittle and giggled. She was clutching a puffy brush n

te surprised by her admission.

venience store

I was buying booze," he said, forcing a

at bashful. She was even blushing a bit. "Funny you

th shut and kept faking a grin. Damn. This one was honest to

gnus. The man never hired inexperienced mentees. H

oked. "I guess you've

ffice." Jessi was styling his hair now with some sti

up artist?"J

little, scrunching up her cute nose. Her feminine features and slim bui

this i

," was all

er previous employer. When she didn't say anything more about her old boss, he tried

thing unpleasant about her previous exper

us she felt uncomfortable talking about the subject. It was none of his business, too.

instead talked about the show. He even gave her some tips and information about thei

w York after Zach sent her there for a quick

t Darren in the corner every minute or so. Darr

girl now? Did he catch Ramona

r missing yet? Well,

ny unregistered numbers. No new texts from Magnus, eith

ht. For now, he and Darren had to figure out wheth

someone to delete the video recording of Darren ent

ht Darren walking out of the hotel room by

familiar name on his contacts list. He should

sure th