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lmost cracked under the p
hs. Her eyes were locked on the Twitter trending page. Joanne Whitney's name sat at the n
upposed to be hers. She had auditioned four times, only for Joanne
lesh inside her cheek. The metal
the keyboard, typing out the words she couldn't say in public: Some people f
hit
ions exploded. Hundreds of replies
o a megastar, y
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Hollywood
snatched the pho
r, the screen light reflecting in her furious eyes. "Do not c
ing," Allyson mutt
llyson jerked forward. A sickeni
cheap fabric had given way at the seam, exposing an inch of her waist. She
. "If Joanne hadn't stolen your role, you wouldn't be we
e tinted window, staring at her own reflection. She forced the c
of Fame. The red carpet stretched out like a river of blood
of the crowd hit Allyson like a physical blow. But they
kles white, and stepped out. The cold night ai
ahead, Joanne stood in a custom haute couture
nto Allyson. A slow, mocking smirk curled
rippled through the press pit. Photographers literally lowe
of the carpet erupted into a
tepped out of
ged his broad shoulders perfectly. His expression was cold, his jawline sharp
ing her body toward Byron's path, desperate t
g toward the edge of the carpet to get away f
to heel caught hard in the over
alance vanished. A spike of blinding agony shot up from her ankle, instantly stealing
The paparazzi instantly raised their cameras, hun
shut, throwing her hands o
act nev
lding wall of muscle. The crisp, clean s
ng her mid-fall. The grip was iron-clad, lifting her
hitched. She snap
ctly into Byron's da
silent. For one agonizing seco
bulbs erupted simultaneo
hattered, her eyes wid
rt slammed against her ribs so har
xploded into a blur of rage, accusing Allyson of
ped a hand over her mouth, lookin
greement flashed in her mind. She pushed her hands
Instead, Byron's fingers flexed, pulling her ha
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