Chapter 23 Bribery

• ALEXA
• One moment, the monster from my past was standing there, smirking at me. The next, he was gone without a trace. I caught sight of my reflection in a nearby mirror, and shame shrouded me instantly. I looked broken, my brown eyes wild and haunted. In my head, Vincent was there again, telling me that I was too broken to shine. Nausea swept through me, and I bolted.
• I rushed out of the set, barefoot, running past confused assistants and stunned designers. The panic drowned everything else. I couldn't bring myself to care.