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
If he screws this up, I