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Nnenna didn’t even need to glance at it to know it was his phone number. So he’s actually serious? What a weird guy, she thought, blinking at him.

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To be honest, Yolanda felt she ought to call Ian and tell him to quit messing around–this was his job, and he needed to stick to an actor’s basic principles. If he wanted any future in showbiz, he had to handle all that came with it.

If he was planning to survive in the entertainment world, he’d just have to put up with it.

But why, of all people, did it have to be Joelle?

Simone was still saying something, but Yolanda tuned her out completely–her mind was elsewhere.

After hanging up, she got in her car. She’d planned to drop by Starlight, since the people blocking the entrance had finally cleared out. She’d already called the crew to fix the shattered glass doors.

Right at that moment, her phone lit up with a call from Charles.

Charles’s voice came through: “Aunt Simone’s putting together a hiking trip. Want to come blow off some steam?”

Ian had mentioned in passing that he’d probably show up too.

Simone would definitely invite a whole crew, and with things at Starlight finally calming down, Yolanda figured she might as well join the fun.

“Count me in,” Yolanda replied easily.

She hadn’t expected so many people–turns out, this wasn’t just any old hike. There was a full–blown resort at the top, and getting there meant a three–hour trek from the foot of the mountain, starting at 2 in the morning. If you made it to the summit in time, you’d catch the sunrise.

Yolanda did a quick walk–through at Starlight. As night settled in, her phone lit up with a message from Ian.

[You joining the hike?]

Then Leo reached out with a text of his own.

[Hey, you hiking or not? Just asking–no big deal.]

Yolanda ignored Leo and shot back a quick reply to Ian: [Yeah, I’m in.]

She enjoyed a hot shower, then, at one in the morning, jumped into Charles’s car and headed out to the base of the mountain.

When they got there, the whole area was brightly lit, and a crew of staff were already hanging around. They’d take the cable car up ahead of everyone to get breakfast ready at the top.

This mountain was privately owned. Normally, anyone could hike it, but when they closed the place off, it was strictly VIPs only.

Yolanda stepped out in black athletic gear, backpack slung over her shoulders, only to spot Joelle sporting matching black gear and the same backpack vibe.

Joelle was Oscar’s guest, and besides him, there were a few other famous directors in attendance, Simone included.

The rest of the crew were young elites who lived for this kind of thrill–mountain climbing was basically the hottest trend in their circle.

Charles, rarely seen in athletic gear, cast a glance at lan, who was standing next to Simone. He couldn’t help but frown, a slight crease forming between his brows.

Ian wasn’t looking at anyone, his mask covering most of his face, with only his indifferent eyes showing. He seemed completely silent and kept to himself.

Just as everyone was about to head out, Xavier and Quinn Cooper showed up, their voices ringing across the crowd.

Wow, so everyone’s going hiking and nobody bothered to call us? Lucky we got here before you left!” Xavier joked loudly.

Xavier yanked Leo over, remembering how his little brother had blurted to the Lawson family yesterday that he might be into someone. The whole family was hyped, demanding Xavier dig out this secret crush. With Leo suddenly way too keen on this hike, Xavier figured the girl he liked had to be among tonight’s crew.

He swept his eyes over the eight or nine women gathered there–first Yolanda was off the list, then Simone, both ruled out because, come on, they were on a totally different level, practically family.

After that, his gaze started sizing up the remaining six, lingering a bit longer as he tried to sniff out any clues.

Quentin showed up too–his eyes locked on Joelle from the very moment he arrived. It was old news that he used to have a crush on her; nobody even bothers to keep it under wraps anymore.

“These love triangles are just the same old story–boring,‘ Yolanda thought, totally uninterested. She fell in step behind Simone, ready to get this hike going.

There were five trails leading up the mountain, and with so many people here, everyone just broke off into little squads with their usual crew, planning to stick together for the climb.

Yolanda wasn’t really familiar with most of these folks, so she hung by Simone’s side, seriously picking her brain about the film business.

Charles was about to head over to Yolanda when Quentin called out, “Joelle, is your wrist still giving you trouble?”

Charles glanced in their direction, remembering that Joelle had only just been snatched by that lunatic Andrew yesterday. ‘And now she’s here climbing a mountain… She must’ve come for me,‘ he thought.

He frowned, staying put.

Sure enough, Joelle approached him, careful to keep a respectful distance. “Charles, which trail are you taking

-left or right?”

Charles glimpsed Yolanda and Simone taking the middle trail, and a flicker of irritation showed in his eyes- he hated being left out, even if he’d never admit it.

Still, he hid it perfectly, keeping his expression smooth and unreadable.

Quentin sidled up to Joelle, whispering, “Joelle, let’s take the right trail–it’s way easier.”

Joelle ignored him, her eyes fixed on Charles, clearly waiting for his answer.

Charles headed straight for the middle trail, and Joelle tried to catch up, but she tripped hard–hadn’t even started climbing and her ankle was already swollen from the fall.

Quentin rushed over, his voice full of concern. “I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Joelle took a deep breath and said seriously, “Quentin, I’ve rejected you more times than I can count. Don’t put me on the spot. I can get to the hospital on my own.”

With that, she limped to her feet, didn’t even look at Charles, and made her way back to her own car.

Quentin hurried up after her. “You don’t even have a manager with you–who’s gonna get you to the hospital?”

Leo watched the whole thing, then elbowed Charles. “You not gonna help her out? Looks like her ankle’s in pretty bad shape.”

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Xavier was right there, catching Leo’s comment. His eyes narrowed in suspicion.

“Wait, seriously?‘ Xavier wondered. ‘Is Leo into Joelle too?‘

“He’s been keeping tabs on her from the start. Now with Charles here, maybe he’s too shy to offer a ride himself? Xavier guessed, more confused than ever.

‘Has he had his eye on her this whole time, just waiting for a moment to do something?‘ he thought, picking up the tension.

Xavier’s mood soured. “There are already more than enough guys chasing after Joelle, and Leo–man, he’s no Casanova. With that many rivals, he doesn’t stand much chance,‘

Charles wasn’t planning to help out, but after Leo nudged him and saw Joelle still shutting Quentin down, he finally gave in and walked over.

“Let me drive you,” he said.

Joelle gave him a grateful–even slightly guilty–look. “Won’t you miss out on the hike because of me?”

“Hospital’s just a half–hour from here. I’ll drop you off and get back before anyone even notices.” Charles replied.

“Thanks, Charles. I really appreciate it,” Joelle said.

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Yolanda followed Simone, her backpack slung over her shoulder.

“Aunt Simone, the short drama scene is really booming right now. Should we consider having our talent without scripts try their hand at it?” Yolanda asked.

Simone was about to respond when Ian suddenly spoke up.

“Ms. Grant.” Ian called out.

“Yeah?” Yolanda looked over.

She turned to face him, noticing he seemed unusually quiet tonight.

“Can I talk to you about Ms. Sinclair’s new script?” Ian asked.

Simone hadn’t forgotten Ian was turning down the role, so she gave Yolanda a thoughtful, sympathetic pat on the shoulder.

“Try and talk some sense into him, will you? If Mr. Rowe didn’t have such a soft spot for him, this kind of golden opportunity wouldn’t even land in his lap. His popularity is soaring, but his list of credits is way too short. After Zack’s show finishes up, mine is coming next, and if he adds this film to the mix, he’ll become an A–list star practically overnight,” Simone urged.

Yolanda could hear the urgency in Simone’s voice. In truth, Simone really liked Ian–he was talented, worked hard, kept his head down, and always acted with respect. Honestly, what manager didn’t wish for talent like him?

“I’ll talk to him, Aunt Simone,” Yolanda promised.

Simone knew they needed some privacy, so she called out to the rest and led them off ahead.

Yolanda walked over to a nearby little pavilion and sat down, motioning for Ian to join her. “Come sit down.”

The benches here were designed in an interesting way–some were higher, some lower. She chose the taller

one.

Jan walked over and sat on the lower bench at her feet. He took her backpack, opened it, and started transferring the contents into his own bag.

Yolanda watched him, and even without a word from lan, she could tell he was still stewing over something. ‘He’s totally sulking again, she thought.

With a teasing grin, she propped one leg playfully across his lap.

Ian froze, hands mid–motion, giving her a sideways look. “Careful, Grant. Your man’s about to show

catch us.”

up and

Yolanda couldn’t help but laugh, leaning back with an easy swagger. “Still holding a grudge, huh?” she teased.

“Like I’ve got any right to be mad? You told me to chill out. If I keep being clueless, you’ll probably kick me to

the curb,” Ian shot back.

With his head bowed and a gentle look on his face, Ian tucked her sunscreen spray into his own bag, left her backpack empty, and finally zipped it up.

Yolanda’s hair was slicked up in a high ponytail, her black sportswear making her skin look almost porcelain pale. Her jet–black hair looked sharp against her fair face, and her eyes sparkled even brighter than the night sky around them.

“Ian, I don’t want you to take this script.”

Ian went still for a second, eyes lowered, the barest hint of a smile flickering on his lips. “Really?”

Yolanda leaned in close and gave his earlobe a playful pinch. “If you did, the female lead wouldn’t be Joelle. Honestly, I can’t handle you getting all close and personal with her on screen.”

The thing about Yolanda–she could wrap any guy around her finger. Just a second ago, Ian was sulking like a sad puppy, and now he was all up in her space, tail practically wagging.

“Ms. Grant, honestly, before I came tonight, I was thinking… If you really made me work with her, I’d just vanish. You wouldn’t see me anywhere near you,” Ian muttered.

He went full puppy mode, resting his chin on her shoulder, lashes down, back all hunched–looking like the saddest, most pitiful guy in the world.

Yolanda reached up and gave his hair a little tousle. “Let’s go. We’ll miss the sunrise if we don’t move.”

Ian practically bounced back to life, grabbing her hand and pulling her up the path. But halfway there, Yolanda caught footsteps behind them, so she quickly dropped his hand and opened up some space between them.

Leo sauntered over, all smug and casual, before firing off a snarky remark. “Well, well, you two again. Guess I took a whole lap just to bump into you both. What’s up with all the sneaking around?”

Yolanda was fed up with Leo and his prickly sarcasm. She definitely wasn’t about to let him sniff out what was going on between her and Ian. ‘Not a chance,‘ she thought.

She buried her head and pushed forward, but Leo stuck to them like some soggy, creepy ghoul, matching their steps just out of spite.

For a second, Yolanda figured he was just taking his sweet time.

Then she caught on–speed up, he sped up; slow down, he slowed down. The guy was totally glued to them.

He was seriously like a shadow that just wouldn’t go away.

Yolanda took a deep breath, spun around, and shot him a look. “Don’t you have anything better to do?”

Leo glanced over at Ian and mentally scoffed, ‘Talk about extra. Who the hell wears a mask hiking?‘

“What, this path yours or something?” Leo shot back.

Yolanda wasn’t about to waste her breath on him. Thankfully, they’d reached the top. The lights from the mountain lodge glowed nearby, and everyone who’d made it was already waiting on the grass for the sunrise.

Leo let out another cold snort as he walked past lan, shooting him a glare that could cut glass.

Yolanda needed to hit the restroom and just handed her bag off to lan. “Go snag us a good spot for the sunrise -I’ll catch up in a sec.”

Saying no more, she strode off toward the lodge.

lan stood there clutching her bag, was just about to take a step after her when Simone’s voice rang out.

“lan, come help us move a table,” Simone called out.

Leo’s eyes lit up, and he swaggered toward the lodge, tossing a cocky line over his shoulder. “Superstar, you better get moving. If you’re late, there won’t be any seats left for you.”

He shot inside in a flash, obviously not wanting to get caught and forced by Simone to help out.

The tables were for breakfast later, and the staff was already hustling around, getting everything set up.

Ian couldn’t turn Simone down, so he just headed over to lend a hand.

Leo headed for the restroom on the first floor, but the door was wide open and the place was totally empty.

Leo frowned–where had Yolanda gone?

He checked the second floor, then the third, still nothing.

Back on the first floor, he pulled out his phone, ready to call her, but before he could dial, someone cracked him hard on the back of the head. He dropped, lights out.

Andrew dragged Leo into the nearby courtyard and shoved him into the trunk, where Yolanda was already

out cold.

She’d been knocked out with something.

Andrew had originally planned to take just Yolanda, but Leo was so annoyingly persistent, hanging around looking for people, that he finally just decided to drag him along too.

When Leo finally regained consciousness, his head was still spinning. Looking around, he realized he was locked in some rundown, abandoned factory. Sunlight spilled in from outside, but inside it was stripped completely bare–just piles of scattered bricks on the ground, a single locked door, steel bars over the windows, and a camera dangling from one of the window frames. That was all.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed someone behind him. Turning around, he saw Yolanda leaning back

in a chair.

Leo froze, and his first instinct was to reach for the chain around her ankle and try to undo it, but almost

immediately, he felt something wrong with his own body.

Leo felt like his whole body was overheating, his skin prickling with heat as if he might explode any second. ‘What the hell did they do to me?‘ he wondered, blinking through the haze.

Yolanda was sprawled across the only chair in the place–a grimy, beat–up thing, way too shabby for someone like her. She looked so out of place, so vulnerable.

But even now, she was impossibly striking. Her pale skin seemed to almost shimmer under the weak sunlight, and her athletic outfit traced every curve. Leo found himself dumbfounded, unable to look away.

“Yolanda? Hey, Yolanda?” Leo called out, his voice dry and low, and he slowly dragged himself closer to her.

He tried to get her attention, his body heavy and off–balance as he moved step by step toward the chair.

His hands were tied behind his back, so he could only nudge her with his head.

Yolanda had breathed in so much of the knock–out drug, she was totally unconscious.

Leo could barely think straight, her scent clouding his mind. He lowered his gaze, barely keeping himself in check as he fought the urge to give in to his body’s instincts.

“Hey, wake up,” he muttered, his voice rough and strained.

Leo had been kidnapped before, but never with someone like Yolanda. How the hell did she end up here with

him?

me they want, or is Yolanda the target?‘ Leo thought,

killing Leo–every step closer made it worse, until he just gave in and pressed his

Leo croaked, his voice barely

alive, trapped in a desert, the heat suffocating him. Getting close to her was the only thing that made it even a

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on early that Yolanda was missing and had already sent the Crimson Gallery

at the mountaintop villa.

a total lunatic, so the moment Andrew hit him up with the

Ian, Sam, Xavier, and Quinn were tuning in

them something like this if it wasn’t serious. Xavier, hanging out at the hospital with Joelle,

purely in it for the entertainment–nothing like a bit of chaos to keep things

people in their circle, but only

four were all insiders, and as long as they saw Leo hooking up with Yolanda on the live stream, Yolanda’s reputation would be trashed for good. Once

better than to go up against the Lawson family. Leo

the two people on the stream, he could

car, talking to his team. “Find out where that signal’s coming

tricks overseas, and his signal was blocked

was running the show as the admin of the stream and

folks, the real fun’s about to kick off. Hope you

just be Charles getting humiliated–the entire Sinclair family would be dragged down with him. And when it came to screwing up like that, his grandfather would tear

Charles hating his guts was thanks to his old man backing

could shake

everyone knew how powerful the Sinclair family was–and they knew Yolanda wasn’t exactly beloved. The scandal wouldn’t touch the Sinclairs one bit. Charles would probably kick Yolanda to the curb and,

into Joelle–whatever she wanted, he’d move heaven and earth

stream. He didn’t waste a second before barking out orders for

he realized the woman was Yolanda, Xavier totally freaked

Leo actually got tangled up with Yolanda, how the

been drugged–who the hell would come up with a

of it–all he knew was there was something cold and sugary

with his hands tied behind his back, it was hopeless. ‘Why can’t

people were still

link out to a bunch of people, and only

up.

sweating bullets, his lips fumbling blindly in desperation until he finally bumped into

watched the scene, his face darkening. He quickly

so freaked out he almost dropped his phone. He kicked the guy next to him

you waiting for? Get moving!

had to stop Leo before it was

jumped into the chat, his

If you mess with Leo,

one but his grandfather, and the rest of the

he typed into the

the spectacle, Xavier. Watch

off a whole torrent of curses, but the system instantly censored them

watched the stream and

curious about what kind of dirty crap that psycho

out with Yolanda like there was no tomorrow, Quinn figured the kid was so out of his mind he probably didn’t even know who he was

now!‘ Quinn

about to go up in flames!‘ Quinn

her, saying she was way too uptight, like, even the slimiest pond eel had more energy and excitement than she

grabbed a knife and went straight after Andrew. Once that’s done, he’ll make sure Yolanda pays too, no doubt about

the hell is even going on?‘

now, and Xavier was obviously one of them. ‘Xavier’s

them could just act like this whole mess never happened. Just don’t mention a word about it to Leo later–especially since he wasn’t all there to begin

out who those other watchers were, but he really didn’t want his own name popping up. Last thing he needed was

the lunatic behind this whole fiasco,

Leo like this anymore,’ Quinn thought, forcing himself to

screen.

forever–seven, maybe eight minutes. The camera was set up by the window, so it could only catch

coming quick and shallow as she struggled for air. Finally, through the haze, her mind began to clear. ‘Where am I? Why does everything feel so stifling?‘ she

something scorching hot right next

her hand, pressing it against his cheek like it was

some of that burning heat.

jolted awake and tried to get up, but the moment she moved, her ankle jerked back–chained tight. No matter how desperately she scrambled, she couldn’t get more than

her voice

at her righteous tone, clinging to his last thread of sanity

‘She’d be falling over herself to help

hands were tied tightly behind

being live–streamed, so she was completely unaware of Xavier’s frantic reactions on the other side of

Leo away

quickly realized that Andrew must have been the one

Joelle’s loyal knight, and it looked like he’d been fooled by

gladly lay down his life for Joelle, and there was no way Yolanda could talk him

staying alive was her only

onto a chair, both hands straining as she tried to force the

fit so snug, it might as well have been tailored for

his tear–streaked face against her foot, curled up small as if trying to hide from the world,

had only ever seen him act like a pompous jerk, always thinking he was above her. This was the first time

stand it anymore. He started relentlessly

you wait! How could you treat my brother like that? You’ll

watched the scene and finally breathed out in relief–things were

always tell when someone didn’t like her. She’d never taken to Leo, so she’d always kept him at

the four, Samuel was easily the calmest of them

had a stack of papers laid out in front of him, while his assistant stood respectfully at his desk, reporting back with meticulous attention

it is yet. Cedric rushed over to the

he was checking out some business stats, considerately asked, “CEO, do you want me

him to check the screen with the phone

himself.

face down, sounding completely unbothered. “Don’t worry about it–just update me

now, Ian had control of the Crimson Gallery. If he wanted to

brother like a hawk,

wraps, the safer we are.

face everyone’s blame, and

At the end of the day, though, it all depends

rule: never do anything

weighing on him–and the Grant Family still climbing the ranks–there were just too many things outside his

his gaze, and once his assistant had left, quietly picked up his phone to check the livestream

still fumbling with the chain on her ankle, while Leo’s cheek rested against the foot she

croaked, “Come on, just let me have a drink… Why are you being so cold–hearted,

hot, I feel like I’m

was so quiet, only Yolanda could actually hear

out, her fingers numb and aching as she tried helplessly to yank the chain

just let go and sagged against the chair, hoping someone else would show

this mess.

his wrists covered in bloody scratches, slowly pushed himself up from the

her.

she immediately snapped upright, legs stiff with nervousness. ‘It’s not like I told him to kneel, she thought. ‘Seriously, if he remembers this later and totally freaks out about it,

dazed and burning up so badly he could barely make out anything in front

chair simply couldn’t take both

seeing stars as

she seriously wondered if Leo was

“Leo, come on, get a hold of yourself…” ‘Seriously, does

the window. On the live feed, all anyone could see now was Yolanda

ground like a desperate animal rooting through dirt–the more he struggled, the

started to realize she wasn’t

with that delayed onset, the discomfort only got

her foot and tried to

had flipped over, blocking most of the camera’s

people watching on their screens had no clue what just happened; for all they knew, Yolanda and Leo were just getting into another

cut the live feed, and as soon as he locked down Yolanda’s location, he slapped on his mask and was out

left

body was crawling with ants. Still, she was sure that Leo was

but ended up giving Leo just the

‘Gotcha!‘ Leo thought.

apart by a single shot. Right after, a car came roaring in, smashing straight through

no license plates–nobody could even guess who it

by the back of the neck and hurled him

body flushed red, was suddenly swept up into a pair of

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man, her

shirt and black pants, and the silver mask on his face looked so cold,

her bones.

trembled with fear as she

mess; she couldn’t remember a thing. Right now, the only reason she could

was happening, she

Chaos. Darkness.

the world kept tilting and spinning in front of her eyes, like

wanting to tear

her–his voice was colder

icy and emotionless as he

in chaos; she could barely form

one moment, she

man behind her responded to that title with

unconsciously, she swallowed and

let out another

the pillow and stopped calling out any

in control, not leaving a single mark

and kicked up a fuss, but

her hazy state, she vaguely heard him

*

up, she was in a

the sharp smell of

several people in the room–Simone, Ian, Xavier, Charles, Quinn, and

Sinclair, Ian, Xavier, Charles, Quinn Cooper, and

mind flashed back to when she and Leo were locked up together–but judging by the scene, it looked like

tracked down Leo, the kid was totally passed out, his

and she was eventually found down at the base of a cliff. Most likely, she

and Charles. This time, Andrew was clearly

around the room, lingering on the group of men. Just then, Simone reached out and took her hand,

nearby, so I rushed over. Yolanda, you almost lost your life this time–the fever only just broke! And Andrew’s gone missing,

but inside, she couldn’t help feeling

have a

the covers, and she could vaguely feel something

with someone, but her head had been so foggy at the time that she couldn’t remember who it was, or even what the room looked like–all

‘I’m screwed,’ she thought.

and she

dragged into his mess for no reason. He even locked you up with the Lawson boy. Luckily, nothing truly awful happened. The Lawson boy is still knocked out–when his brother found him, there was blood all over his

like someone who’d barely made it past a

bedside, reaching out

two whole days searching before finally finding her down at the bottom of the cliff. She’d

a beat and he rushed

she’d really been put through the wringer this

spinning with questions. ‘Did I really have a fever?‘

faces didn’t look fake–she must have been burning up when they found her. And if Charles saw her looking like she’d just been with someone, he was bound to

was no way he wouldn’t kick up

her thoughts a tangled mess of

slept with a man this time, but she had no

it Leo?‘ she

happened between you and my brother. If it had, you’d better be ready for him to tear

a sigh of relief. ‘Good thing it wasn’t Leo. If it had been, he’d probably never let me

lan?‘ The question gnawed at

shrouded in mystery, and Yolanda never wanted to dig too deep. Maybe

flicked over to Ian

when he caught her eyes, there was a brief flash

‘If it’s not Ian… then who the hell is it?‘

Quinn Cooper remained

treat her well, but as Charles’s close friend, he was notoriously

all the overthinking, and she looked even

already sent people to look for Andrew. Right now,

nodded, slowly lay back down,

else left the room, leaving Simone behind, still gently

way out back then, would he have been clinging to you like this for so long? Once you find him,

chance.”

a guy like that would

was just speaking as an

Yolanda instead. He even deliberately locked Yolanda up with Leo. Good thing Leo had zero interest in girls–according to Xavier, Leo actually bashed his own head on a brick wall just to fight off the drugs, knocking himself out cold and ending up covered in

happened

shoved Yolanda straight off a not–too–high, not–too–low cliff. She ended up lying out there for two whole nights–honestly, it’s no wonder she came down with a

irritable as hell. Stepping back into the hospital room, he spotted Yolanda, ghostly

scared?” he

absolutely no clue who she’d

might’ve been totally out of it at the time, her memories all fuzzy, but that weird, floaty, tingly feeling from that night stuck with

rough–her throat

Let me rest for a bit,” Yolanda

gently tapped her on the head. “Okay, just get

spent another two days in the hospital. Charles visited as often as he could, but there were still stretches when he

was when Quinn dropped by, a conflicted look on

you remember what happened that night?” Quinn asked, sounding a bit

That

She gave him a

her eyes and let out a quiet breath. “It’s nothing,

barely walked out when Samuel came in, took a seat by her

are you feeling?” he

taking her time

just get some rest,” Samuel

that, he got

lowered her lashes, feeling agitated inside. She was pretty sure the guy she’d slept with was one of these men, but

Samuel walked out, Leo

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in, blocking Leo and saying, “Come on, Yolanda didn’t set

tantrum.”

of Yolanda’s hospital gown.

he snapped, “Yolanda,

face, doubts creeping into her mind. ‘Wait, did I end

that why he’s

down. ‘No chance. If it really was Leo, he’d burst

better than anyone just how

red but Quinn and Xavier just looked at him and figured he was totally

you were out of it–why are you making a big deal about some

body was

that seriously what’s got me pissed?‘

out to her, and she just booted me

kick, it was like his heart

welled up with tears, threatening to

still trying to calm him down, but when he turned back and

a first kiss. Isn’t that a bit much to cry

Why shouldn’t it be?! I hate her so freaking much!” Leo shot

he stomped off toward his own hospital room, his head still wrapped in bandages,

and since it was right outside Yolanda’s room, she couldn’t help

word.

looks like Leo wasn’t the one I slept

a total wreck over a few lousy

hell was it?‘ Yolanda wondered, her headache coming back all over

a bunch of our talents are handing

the old contracts. The ones who left before had to cough up money, but these talents didn’t

stay.

talents at Starlight were stuck in a tough spot, trying to decide what to

a complete

nonstop.

the entrance turned them away. Starlight had beefed up security big time–no one could get in

fix up the front gate and set up strict access controls. It wasn’t just for show–it was a way to keep the talents

Sinclair Group’s VIP hospital suites. After getting up and taking a shower, she heard a sound outside. When she opened the bathroom door, there was Ian,

soup.

before he looked away, eyelashes lowered. “Have some soup, Ms.

him, Yolanda couldn’t help but feel an

of guilt.

and only, but now, instead of letting him get close, she’d ended up letting some other guy get

down at the edge of the bed, she opened the container and quietly sipped