Chapter 6

POV: *Adelaide

“What are you two doing on my set?” I snapped at the two full-grown men acting like squabbling children. “You’re causing a ruckus and scaring my team!”

“I need to talk to you.” Ashton demanded before Damon could even open his mouth. He shot a glare at Damon. “Alone.”

“Oh?” I said calmly. “I’m afraid I have nothing to discuss with you.”

“Adelaide!” Ashton’s face turned red as he clenched his fists in fury.

Damon grinned, looking like he was enjoying the scene.

“You know what I want to talk to you about,” Ashton said through gritted teeth. “You and that man-” “And why should my engagement concern you?” I asked him, pointedly. “You’re simply my childhood friend, nothing more. Isn’t that right, Ashton?”

I smirked, standing firm with my head raised high as Ashton’s mouth flopped open and closed like a fish. He turned red and then purple, stewing in silent anger. Then, with one last venomous look at

he spun on his heel and made his way back to his car.

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“See you at the next family dinner!” I couldn’t resist calling out to him.

Once he was out of sight, my shoulders slumped under the pressure of my brewing emotions. I sighed, rubbing the headache I could feel coming on.

Some part of me felt victorious. The rest of me just felt exhausted.

I turned to the other annoyance standing by my side. I crossed my arms, feeling like I needed a long nap after this.

“And what’s your excuse?” I said grumpily. “Are you stalking me now? How’d you even find out where I worked?”

Damon smirked. “I have my ways.”

“This isn’t a show and tell,” I snapped, “Don’t you have your own job, or is the great Damon Steyn too busy for regular work?”

Damon just smiled, looking around at the set as he let me rant.

“Not even listening to me. Typical Steyn,” 1 huffed as the rest of my frustration drained out of me. My emotions settled as I calmed down. Usually, Damon would be happy to argue back with me, but not today, it seemed. I was the tiniest bit grateful for that. I didn’t have the energy to keep up with his

wits.

Once I relaxed, Damon took a step toward me, wrapping an arm around my waist as he led me onto

my own set.

The gall of this man.

him to maneuver me towards the director’s tent,

really here?” I

do for a living? I’m only curious

Chapter 6

much Damon cares for

Jenna called as we approached. “Did you

away from Damon to

fell upon Damon, who hovered behind me, his hands laid on the back of my chair. His body heat

you’re-” Jenna gasped, and Damon flashed her a smile.

he held out his

time shaking it, looking rattled herself. She eyed Damon up and down, and I knew that look on

placing a hand

I could tell she was

one who’s been taking care of us. We’d

pink at her praise, and I could feel Damon’s eyes on me. I coughed into my hand to escape

on a tour around, Addie?” Jenna suggested with a scheming glint in

something

to refute, but

sent

…Traitors.

feet. “Fine, but

the way to the main area where we’d constructed the town area. A run-down town was surprisingly hard to

said, pointing out the various buildings set around us. “Took us weeks to

huffed, “but they assured us

safe.”

he surveyed the set. He seemed to be inspecting everything with an intensity that

a small bit of

point of the nearby saloon, looking at one

the

properly,” he said with a frown, “It could collapse with enough force. A windstorm comes, and it’ll take

look at the beam he was pointing out. Jenna patted the beam and it wobbled underneath

Chapter 6

back, surprised as the entire awning shook along with the wobbling beam. I could see the irritation that passed

using this building

already wandering to the other buildings, “The wood’s

noticed and saved me from a possible disaster, but I was also irritated that he’d found something wrong. Why did I even

care?

when Damon brought his ringing cell phone out,

at the thought when Jenna leaned over to whisper in my

his father bought him his degree, so why does he seem to be nothing like the rumors

that’s how others, my family including Corrina, even Damon’s own family, viewed

snorted, crossing my arms. “I wish he was just a stupid playboy. That would make my life

know you

roof, Cassidy,” Damon said into his phone, chuckling. “I’m

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