Chapter Nine: Star

“Damn it!” I hiss to myself as I press myself against Neal’s door, slamming it shut.

My eyes are wild, raking all over the office for any sign of the dark blond, dark eyed Adonis. My chest rises and falls as I breathe harshly from my encounter with Bethany Ward.

“I need to meet Agatha,” I say aloud, not minding whether he can hear me or not. She needs to know that I’ve managed to score her an invite to Bethany’s gala.

My voice bounces off the glass walls and I frown.

“Ne…Mr Ward?”

My heels click on the tiles as I step further inside. His seat is empty. There is no sign of him anywhere.

“Mr Ward, you asked to see me,” I announce, beginning to get mad. He better not have summoned me up here as a prank. I met his evil mother for goodness sake.

“In here!”

I follow the sound of his voice to a smaller office tucked safely away from sight. It contains several awards hung on the walls as well as several pictures of two men I don’t recognize.

“Soft Rock belonged to my grandfather,