Chapter 93

• Finally, everyone packed up and left with grudges hanging thick in the air. Lucia had made such a mess that the director had no choice but to force her off set for two days to cool down, or so he said.
• I peeled off the last of my makeup, tired and raw, preparing to slip away when Vanessa appeared silently behind me. Arms crossed, her eyes burning with contempt, she spat out, “Ava, I never thought you could be so devious.”
• A slow, faint smile curved on my lips as I glanced at the deep scratch marring her arm courtesy of Lucia’s fury. I blinked innocently, “Devious? Funny, I thought it was your brilliant eye that picked such a fine teammate.”