Chapter 70 Claiming Her

• Ric’s brows knit together in a slight frown, and his arm tightens around me, as though bracing himself for whatever I’m about to say.
• “It’s about Chris,” I continue, my throat dry. The words feel like shards of glass scraping their way out. “Anya set up this entire PR thing… to improve my image. And part of it involves—” I hesitate, swallowing hard. “Fake dating him. For the cameras, for the media. To sell the story of our movie.”
• The silence that follows is deafening.