Page 70 (1/2)

"Don’t," he bit out, his chest rising and falling in shallow breaths "Don’t you fucking dare take this out onto help you after you had Brandon and Micah come to the bloody flat and blow your cover"

"My cover?" I laughed humorlessly "Like I’raced ex-pop-rock star They’re never going to forgive ht? When they find out that I’m safe and alive and I haven’t letto annihilate ot there first Spun it the e planned to But not now"

Killian conte you wrote for me and we said we loved each other And I do I love you, Skylar I will do whatever it takes to protect you But do you really lovewinded by his need to even ask, I whispered, "You know I do"

"Then stick with"Hold it together and stick withTake a breath And know that I’ tone worked and I released a shaky sigh I nodded "Sorry II’ these assholes"

He took hold of my hand and I stu He held et this over with"

I nodded, feeling like if I could keep it together like he wanted, thenquite prepares you for the barrage of the paparazzi It was not the first tiotten

I’d forgotten hoas to be jostled as security tried to shove paps back, to hear caainst rab and pull onflash froined a deer ht feel, surrounded by a pack of wolves

Hunted

Trapped

That’s probably why it elicited fear Even with the rational part of us would protect me, adrenaline floodedTellurian again?"

"Do you have anything to say to the fans?"

"Skylar, are you and Micah back together?"

"Skylar!"

"Skylar!"

SKYLAR!

I gripped hold of Rick’s jacket as panic tightenedat otten here so fast?

Feeling e a path forinto the back of an SUV with Autu to slide in beside me Rick slammed the door shut as soon as she was safely inside and Autuot in the driver’s seat

As soon as Rick er seat, the paps pulled at the door handle to get in

"Jesus Christ," Autu on theat rabbed hup speed as soon as ere on the road

"You okay, ladies?" Rick glanced into the back to ask

I nodded, feeling numb

"I’m not" Autumn squeezed my hands, worry etched on her face "Skylar, how do you cope?"

Well, there was the rub because as of yet, I hadn’t found a coping mechanism for this that worked

THE OFFICES OF SKYSCRAPER RECORDS feltout downstairs with the full-tiotten me a tea while Eve hovered over me worriedly I’d understand hen I escaped to the restroom and saw my face in the mirror

I looked pale and shell-shocked

Lois, Jaclyn, and Kit sat quietly with me, Autumn, and Eve in a private office as aited for Killian to arrive I’d been offered so to eat and only took a banana to appease Autury