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!"

finally looked properly at Sandy. She wasn't Miss Sienna! She'd

this possible? Are you Sienna or

me!" Sandy jerked away, her eyes

at the mob of paparazzi crowding the bed.

slept with? She's

nearest paparazzo

just stood there, stunned, as Shane lost

went pale, their hands shaking around their cameras, still rolling even as Shane's fury filled the

is already uploading

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

shut it all down-this can't

the hell did you publish? Who told you to film me? If you mess with me, you're

is more important," one of the

door swung open. A woman strode in, flanked by several burly security guards. "Hold it right there! You don't get to sneak in, snap pictures, and just

for the right moment. Now that Shane was

Sandy, she stepped

one

scene-Sandy huddled under the