Chapter 6

POV: *Adelaide

“What are you two doing on my set?” I snapped at the two full-grown men acting like squabbling children. “You’re causing a ruckus and scaring my team!”

“I need to talk to you.” Ashton demanded before Damon could even open his mouth. He shot a glare at Damon. “Alone.”

“Oh?” I said calmly. “I’m afraid I have nothing to discuss with you.”

“Adelaide!” Ashton’s face turned red as he clenched his fists in fury.

Damon grinned, looking like he was enjoying the scene.

“You know what I want to talk to you about,” Ashton said through gritted teeth. “You and that man-” “And why should my engagement concern you?” I asked him, pointedly. “You’re simply my childhood friend, nothing more. Isn’t that right, Ashton?”

I smirked, standing firm with my head raised high as Ashton’s mouth flopped open and closed like a fish. He turned red and then purple, stewing in silent anger. Then, with one last venomous look at

he spun on his heel and made his way back to his car.

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“See you at the next family dinner!” I couldn’t resist calling out to him.

Once he was out of sight, my shoulders slumped under the pressure of my brewing emotions. I sighed, rubbing the headache I could feel coming on.

Some part of me felt victorious. The rest of me just felt exhausted.

I turned to the other annoyance standing by my side. I crossed my arms, feeling like I needed a long nap after this.

“And what’s your excuse?” I said grumpily. “Are you stalking me now? How’d you even find out where I worked?”

Damon smirked. “I have my ways.”

“This isn’t a show and tell,” I snapped, “Don’t you have your own job, or is the great Damon Steyn too busy for regular work?”

Damon just smiled, looking around at the set as he let me rant.

“Not even listening to me. Typical Steyn,” 1 huffed as the rest of my frustration drained out of me. My emotions settled as I calmed down. Usually, Damon would be happy to argue back with me, but not today, it seemed. I was the tiniest bit grateful for that. I didn’t have the energy to keep up with his

wits.

Once I relaxed, Damon took a step toward me, wrapping an arm around my waist as he led me onto

my own set.

The gall of this man.

allowed him to maneuver me towards the director’s tent, not

are you really here?” I

what you do for a living?

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publicity stunt. Look at how much Damon cares for his

called as we approached. “Did you get it all sorted

broke away from Damon

chair. His

gasped, and Damon flashed her a smile.

held out

no time shaking it, looking rattled herself. She eyed Damon up and down, and I

a hand on

tell she was skeptical of

one who’s been taking care of us. We’d be

eyes on me. I coughed into my hand to escape the

tour around, Addie?” Jenna suggested with a scheming glint in

had something

I tried to refute, but Damon was quicker.

love to,” he sent her

…Traitors.

to my feet. “Fine, but just

the way to the main area where we’d constructed the town area. A run-down

out the various buildings set around us. “Took us

two contractors,” Jenna huffed, “but they assured us

safe.”

with a critical eye, an impassive look on his face as he surveyed the set. He seemed to be inspecting everything with an intensity that

waited for his judgment, a small

point of the nearby saloon, looking at one of the beams holding up ceiling of

the

a frown, “It could collapse with enough force. A windstorm comes, and it’ll take the whole building down.”

out. Jenna patted the beam and it wobbled underneath

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wobbling beam. I could see the irritation that passed over her features

I frowned, “We’ll have to get that fixed. Luckily, we aren’t using this building until

replied casually, eyes already wandering to the other buildings, “The

Ugh, more work.” I was glad he had noticed and saved me from a possible disaster, but I was also irritated that he’d found something wrong.

care?

phone

thought when Jenna leaned over

even pass the college exam. Everyone said his father bought him his degree, so why does he seem to be nothing like the rumors say? That

Damon’s own family, viewed him. But this

wish he was just a stupid playboy. That would

enemies know you

into his phone, chuckling. “I’m sure you

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