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Chapter Forty-Four
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2026-06-18 18:00:45The sight of Jake Prescott falling to his knees in the middle of my dressing room was so unexpected that for several long seconds, my brain simply refused to process what I was seeing.
The man looked utterly devastated.
Not embarrassed.
Not awkward.
Devastated.
His eyes were red, his hair looked as though he had been dragging his fingers through it for hours, and the expression on his face carried the kind of anguish that didn't come from losing sleep. It ca
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The sight of Jake Prescott falling to his knees in the middle of my dressing room was so unexpected that for several long seconds, my brain simply refused to process what I was seeing.The man looked utterly devastated.Not embarrassed.Not awkward.Devastated.His eyes were red, his hair looked as though he had been dragging his fingers through it for hours, and the expression on his face carried the kind of anguish that didn't come from losing sleep. It came from losing pieces of yourself.Beside me, Beth blinked twice.Then she whispered, completely horrified, "Should I leave, or is this some weird director thing?"Jake looked up."Miss Donovan, I assure you, I have never done this before.""Good," Beth answered immediately. "Because I don't think my insurance covers emotional trauma."Under different circumstances, I might have laughed.Instead, I found myself staring."Jake."His h
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