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Chapter 9: The Price of the Spotlight
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2026-03-09 23:59:35
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The next morning came fast and quiet just as the way Vespera hoped it would. She was already awake, sitting cross-legged at the center of the bed with a journal open in her lap. Her back was straight and her coffee was going cold on the nightstand beside her. She had been in this position for the better part of like...an hour. The journal was old enough that the spine had softened. She turned each page carefully so it wouldn't tear. She needed all the pieces of information that she could get without any mistakes. This was the third journal that she was going through. Lorna wrote about ordinary things first in the earlier journals, it was almost as if she was trying hard to be consistent with this whole idea of keeping a journal. Vespera figured out that Lorna was probably not the I-love-journaling type but had to start because that was the only way she could remain sane after all her ordeal. Then she turned a page and found Ezekiel's name. She read the paragraph over and over agai
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He set her down into the passenger seat as carefully as he could, almost as if he didn't, she might break which was strange. Ezekiel Sterling never did something like that. He never thought in those steel, he was already surrounded by contracts and his distance was always calculated. Vespera blinked. This man was still hanging on to her. He didn't leave yet. He didn't pull back. That was the problem. He was still crouched at the open door, one hand braced on the roof of the car while the other one was just settled against her seat. His face was just a few inches from hers, close enough that he could see the fine trembling of the lower lip, the dried path of a tear that she didn't bother to wipe. Her arm was also still around her neck. It seemed like she was still the one hanging on and when she realized that, she quickly removed her arms and shifted uncomfortably on the chair. "I suggest that you remain careful when you go outside. It seems not everyone is a fan of you." He
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The empty field on the outskirts of the city was cloaked in darkness, with only the glow from the car lights breaking the darkness. The silence here felt like a deep contrast to the chaotic screams of the mob they had just fled from.Vespera perched on the edge of the open trunk, her face pale in the low light. She winced as Trent tended to the jagged wound on her forearm, taking a sharp breath. This man seemed to be Ezekiel's friend, a closer friend maybe. Ezekiel had not wasted time in calling him some minutes again.Vespera's eyes were red-rimmed, glistening with unshed tears she refused to let fall. The whole incident had been a blur of terrifying violence, angry shouts, grabbing hands, and the deafening demand for a woman she didn’t even know.She had arrived at the hospital to get her injury treated when she was suddenly attacked.“Does this hurt?” Trent asked gently, his professional demeanor firmly in place.“It’s fine,” Vespera replied softly, her voice shaky despite her at
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Logan rolled his eyes, half-juggling the documents he was going through with one of the junior assistants and Ezekiel, who seemed completely uninterested in what was happening. "It's just an autograph, why are you so grumpy about it?" he asked silkily.The assistant, Sarah, chuckled lightly, admiring the relationship between her boss and his secretary. "Secretary Logan, you didn't even ask for boss’s sister's autograph, and now you're suddenly interested in this newcomer? Plus, how's Mr. Sterling supposed to know someone who just got here? From the news circling around, she just arrived in City F." Not wanting to get into his boss's personal business, Logan kept it professional. "The Sterling Group has a wide-ranging portfolio in media and entertainment, Sarah. The boss has tons of strategic connections. Staying updated on new assets is part of the job."Sarah nodded but then leaned in closer, her expression turning conspiratorial. In a low whisper, she said, "I heard Vespera Nightin
VESPERA Chapter 9: The Price of the Spotlight
Jumping into the entertainment world as a total nobody was never going to be an easy ride. For Vespera, being discovered by Jerry Gray and getting cast as the lead in a big-budget show like The Darkness Behind Me was like a mathematical oddity in the eyes of the public. Yet for her, it was just another project that needed the same level of focus she’d put into data architecture back in London. To her, it was simply a contract to complete, a role to play with accuracy.Signing on with Vine Entertainment, a giant in City F’s media scene, had solidified her place. But as she stood on set for her first day of shooting, the reality hit her that corporate logic didn’t always translate well to the unpredictable dynamics of a film set.The scene was a physical showdown between Sammie and her older sister, filmed in a gritty, abandoned warehouse set brimming with old wooden crates and debris. The air was filled with artificial dust and the palpable tension of the crew watching intently."Re
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Ezekiel stood in the middle of his bedroom, feeling the silence in the apartment weigh on him more than usual. He’d expected to spend the whole night tossing and turning, his thoughts racing about the fact that a woman with the same face as his late fiancée was just a few metres away from his room, sleeping in his guest room. The moment he closed the door behind her, he had questioned his own sanity. What had made him invite her in? And why had she jumped at the chance so eagerly, as if she had planned it?He couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to her story. Everything seemed too convenient… the broken lock, the fact that she said she had no friends nearby, and the strange coincidence of her moving in next door.Still, despite his worries, he had fallen into a deep sleep, something he hadn’t done in three years. No nightmares about dark waters or wailing, tears disturbed him this time.A noise coming from the kitchen pulled him out of his thoughts.He got up and quietly w
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