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Chapter 154

مؤلف: Crystal hart
last update آخر تحديث: 2025-06-11 23:37:05

AFTER THE SHOOT

The faint hum of activity from the photoshoot still lingers outside the heavy curtains, but inside the green room, silence settles like a soft shroud. The air smells faintly of perfume and fabric softener—luxury, but strained.

Zara stands before a tall mirror, peeling off the delicate cream gown that clings to her changing body. Her movements are slow, deliberate, almost as if shedding not just the dress but the weight of the entire day.

The soft rustle of the curtain as Regan knocks lightly on the dressing room divider.

REGAN

(quiet, cautious)

Zara… can I come in?

She doesn’t answer immediately. The air tightens with unspoken words.

ZARA

(after a long pause, without turning)

You play the part well.

Her voice is steady but edged with fatigue—like a blade hidden beneath silk.

REGAN

You do too.

He steps in slowly, eyes searching hers, but giving her space. He stops a few feet away.

A long silence stretches between them, thick and fragile.

REGAN

(softly)

That wasn’t easy
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