4
Clark took me back to his penthouse on the South Bank.
I had showered hours ago but was too scared to leave the bathroom. I could hear him on the phone outside dealing with the mess from earlier.
When the talking stopped, I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out.
He was lounging on the sofa, his white shirt unbuttoned at the top, revealing a hint of his collarbones.
I walked up to him, mustered all my courage, and dropped the towel. I didn’t dare to look up.
He stood, picked up the towel, and wrapped it around me again. “Not very old, but you’ve got a lot of tricks,”
he teased.
My face was burning. “I… I’ve never been with anyone before… I don’t know the… procedure…”
“Look at me.”
I clutched the towel and forced myself to meet his eyes. His gaze was calm, with a playful glint that was
both captivating and dangerous.
“You trust me that much? Not afraid I’m worse than them?”
A jolt of fear shot through me. I quickly tried to flatter him. “No way. Good–looking people are always kind.”
He laughed, pulling me close until our bodies were pressed together. He bent his head and kissed me.
It was my first kiss. My head was spinning.
His thumb gently caressed my lips. “Go to sleep,” he murmured. “Are you scared to sleep alone?”
I nodded dazedly.
“Hm? Is that how you treat the person you’re with?”
The upward lilt in his voice was a warning. I threw my arms around him. “I’m scared. I want you to hold me.”
Satisfied, he tucked me into bed and went back outside to make another call. Half an hour later, he came back and held me as I fell asleep.
4/7
20.45
Chapter 1
For the next few days, I obsessively checked the news, but there was nothing about me
A week later, my predatory contract was terminated.
Clark set me up with a new agency and a new agent. The director who had tried to assault me vanished from the industry.
For three years, Clark gave me the best resources, roles that were perfect for me. I worked my way up from
an unknown actress to a solid B–lister.
My family’s debts were all paid off. My parents opened a small shop back home. Everything seemed to b getting better.
Only I knew that things were getting worse.
Because I was falling deeper and deeper for Clark.
He was my benefactor, but I couldn’t stop myself from thinking of him as my lover.
I don’t know when it started.
Falling in love with Clark was just too easy.
