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.

to maneuver me towards the director’s tent,

really here?”

coworkers and see what you do for a living?

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publicity stunt. Look at how much Damon

approached. “Did you

as I broke away from Damon to

on the back of my chair. His body heat was not helping the hot

and Damon flashed her a smile.

Steyn,” he held out his

no time shaking it, looking rattled herself. She eyed Damon up and

said, placing a hand

I could tell

one who’s been taking care of us. We’d be absolutely lost without

and I could feel Damon’s eyes on me. I coughed into my hand

don’t we take him on a tour around, Addie?” Jenna suggested with a scheming glint

something

I tried to refute, but Damon was

love to,” he sent her a

…Traitors.

got to my feet. “Fine, but just

area where we’d constructed the town area. A run-down town was surprisingly hard to make considering the safety precautions we

buildings set around us. “Took us weeks to

went through two contractors,” Jenna huffed, “but they assured us

safe.”

the set. He seemed to

I waited for his judgment, a small

small point of the nearby saloon, looking at one of the beams holding up ceiling of the awning.

the

a frown, “It could collapse with enough force. A windstorm comes, and

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

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could see the irritation that passed over her features

aren’t using this building until next week’s shoots. How much would

already wandering to the other buildings, “The wood’s sturdy, just some extra reinforcement, and it’ll be good to

was glad he had noticed and saved me from a possible disaster, but I was also

care?

brought his ringing cell phone out, flipping it open with a

thought when Jenna leaned over to whisper in my ear without

thought he was supposed to be a stupid playboy who couldn’t even pass the college exam. Everyone said his father bought him his degree, so why does he seem to be nothing like

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

was just a stupid playboy. That would make my life so much easier. He’s too

enemies know

roof, Cassidy,” Damon said into his phone, chuckling. “I’m sure you can figure it out.”

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