Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

"Who the hell are you guys?" Sandy's eyes snapped open, and all she could see were blinding camera flashes going off in her face.

A bunch of strangers were crowded around her bed, shoving cameras at her!

Her head pounded like a freight train, and before she could even process what was happening, someone forcefully rolled her over.

A surge of panic shot through her fuzzy brain. It hit her-she was at Shane's place.

Last night...

But now there were reporters in the room!

"Don't touch me! Get out, all of you!"

Sandy's cheeks, still flushed from sleep, turned ghostly pale. She shoved away the man trying to grab her face and quickly bundled herself up in the sheets, desperately nudging Shane awake. "Shane, wake up! Shane, seriously, get up! There are reporters in your house!"

"Crap, they're awake," muttered the scruffy guy poking at Sandy. He jerked his chin at his buddy. "Get a few more shots of the girl's face, quick!"

"But George-something's off. This girl doesn't look right!" another guy blurted, staring at Sandy's exposed face. He slapped George on the arm, his expression changing fast. "She's not Emma's granddaughter! The old lady gave us a photo. She looks nothing like her!"

She wasn't Miss Sienna! She'd just been

possible? Are you Sienna or

go of me!" Sandy jerked away,

eyes narrowing at the mob of paparazzi crowding the bed. His voice was thunderous. "Who the hell let you into my house? Who do you think you are? Get the

who is this woman you slept with? She's not

Shane roared, grabbing the nearest paparazzo and literally tossing him against

just stood there, stunned,

went pale, their hands shaking around their cameras, still rolling even as

already uploading live! She's

cursed, quickly stowing his camera. "Call the newsroom, now! Pull

kill the story, shut it all down-this can't

lethal. "What the hell did you publish? Who told you to film me? If you mess with me,

go-now. Killing the story is more important," one

several burly security guards. "Hold it right there!

for the right

she stepped

one

scene-Sandy huddled under the