Confessions of a Nun

high stained-glass windows, creating soft gentle red, blue, and gold patches on the stone floor. Emily

uiet. Predicta

e the chapel, there was a loud

oice, "ETHAN!

apped open

ng a fist full of papers and shouting loud enough to wake saints. His foot

ed, robes flying as

the man moaned. "Is this t

him and said, "Y

et kicked off a bus, and fly across the country. Now, I found you." He s

, "My name

ted, "Twi

, she

dramatic sigh of re

d, taking a small ste

, your brother's personal manager. He is a bud

brows. "Is Ethan

tographs, including one of her brother practicing choreography on stage and another of him clumsily holdi

ven though she had only seen the b

the Great Mason Brookes didn't despise him. However, afte

pened?" S

peration in the U.S, there were complications. He will be unable

e! I should go see him soon.

u! You'll be Ethan, only for a

training to become a nun! That's an abomin

out a duffel bag. We had some with us!

hake. "No. No. T

e harder than he thought and

han's fame didn't come from simply joining

used,

nod, "Yo

gasp

or someone close to the agency is aware of her identity. He thinks

Like a faraway song, the

t an orphanage. Ethan had always thought she was still

s he can locate h

ver seen him more determined." 'She

igeons. I can't be with all these famous boys, more o

, Mason is a little... scary. Luke is also overly p

moan, "You're

I don't take one of you with me, please. Only a few months. After that

distance. Her heart was at odds with itself. But she was ne

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me mic stands and glossy instruments. The faint strumming of a guitar echoed as Jackson fiddled with a chord progression. Luk

h a quiet authority that immediately

aid, clapping his han

sat up straighter. Jackson dropped his pic

smooth but firm. "There will be a new addition to

ked. "New

Zero Saint? Ohhh, are we changing the ban

"He'll be backup vocals and helping with choreography for now. Eth

ady nodding. "Looking f

" Jackson wiggled his brows. "Ho

. "That's not

d. "He'll be here in a few days. I ex

olished floor. "Welcome him?" he repeated, voice laced with di

ssed the same screening y

my way here. Didn't have someone hand

Luke warn

wants to be in this band, he better earn it. And not just be

d. "That's enough. Take it easy o

d smile, all sharp

under his breath.

said, gaze locked on Maso

n, with a lazy shrug, "Sure. If h

ered, "That's Mason-speak for 'I'm g

ed. "This is

sed in baggy jeans, a hoodie two sizes too big, and mirrored sunglasses that she had tak

leek and automatic, like

"Just walk in, head h

reathe," S

. Actually, frown. Mason frowns 98% of th

cy. Emily ducked her head. Then she heard a voice. Sharp, cool and commandi

e firs

rown headed brown eyed person infront of her with a fumbled mind.

ned a slight

gut twisted. A feelin

less hair, sharp jaw, and black clothing that seemed to have been invented by him, he stood as though he had been

oat tightened with breath. His eyes narrowed. She quickly turned away, almost trip

ed, "I can

he said. "You

inum records and LED lighting. When they reached the ex

Ray

s eyes lit up behind his

ed in, hear

m smile, shaking her hand. "Welcome to

lready there, lounging

on called, popping a

wave. "Nice to f

r. Edward. "Start showi

ely nodde

L

e door bu

so

derstorm. Black hoodie.

one f

't say

d straight

d her

h me," he

!" Mr. Raym

ill!" Jack

top," Luk

tepped forward. No

all. Her heart thudded in he

pened. A

Pulled her in. Slam

ds as if studying her and trying to find

er?" he said, spinnin

blin

ha

closer, voice cold. "The

ands

ckson pressed his face to the glass. Luke had his a

throat w

i

t know wh

tively, she c

a b

gan to

a... All

ang out, so

it

Pure.

ng in the church s

dio fel

son sto

s jaw dropped. Lu

had tears i

her voice faded lik

le

h

lapped. "

d, slower,

mond was nod

so

shed p

say a

out t

whispered, h

doorframe. "That's Mason-spe

lapping. "Welcome to

ozen, breathle

d pa

wa

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Ethan lived thousands of miles away. For some reason, she felt closer to him than ever. With her wig on, she gazed at her image in the mirror. Then she shut her

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