Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

"Where are you off to?"

"Done with my scenes for the day, so wherever I please."

Yolanda rolled her eyes at Cassius as she tried to walk past him. But Cassius grabbed her wrist, "No way, I've got a love scene tonight, and you can't leave. Remember, you're the body double."

Yolanda gritted her teeth, thinking about how even the lead actress, Eudora, didn't fuss about having a kissing or body double.

Why was Cassius, a man, so concerned about finding a stand-in for the lead actress?

It was after a kissing scene she realized why. Cassius was nothing but a beast during the rut. A simple romantic kiss, and the guy got all worked up.

No wonder he needed a body double; he was probably scared Queen Eudora would accuse him of harassment after a kissing scene. So he had to find someone like her who didn't have money or clout to cover his true color of being a lecher.

"Go see a vet if you're sick. I'm too busy to play part-time."

herself from Cassius' grip and pushed

and when he turned around, Yolanda was already

retreating figure, he drawled, "The role of a

crystal clear. Yolanda stopped dead, turned around, and saw Cassius smirking at her, wishing she could kick him into

honor to serve Movie Star Cassius. I'll

did Cassius wave her off, strutting into

hour later, Yolanda dropped Lizetta off at Oakridge Heights. On the way, Lizetta had filled her in on everything

"Yoli, will you be my

for a wedding? Does Remington truly love you? If this Stella thing is a sham, of course, he'll reject Barbara. But what if the

into nothing but air. And if things went south, Lizetta would

as she reached out and took Yolanda's hand, "Yoli, thanks for telling me these. I know there's so much uncertainty

a decade, deeply and truly. Despite the long wait and all the pain,

and off, if it was

regrets and what-ifs. I'd rather give it one last shot. This wedding