Raine.”
Raine couldn’t make herself say the same . Because saying the word out loud would make their parting too final. Stifling a sob, she got in her car and drove away.
Chapter Five
Raine had never hurt so much in her entire life. Leaving Logan was the hardest thing she ’ d ever done, but she forced herself to get on the ferry. If it had been a movie, Logan would have come after her, catching the boat just as it was about to pull away from the dock. She would have been standing at the railing with tears in her eyes, and he would have taken her into his arms and begged her not to go. But it wasn’t a movie, and none of that happened.
She spent the next two days filming in Vancouver, then went home to LA. If anyone noticed how moody she was, they didn’t mention it. They probably chalked it up to pre- wedding jitters . God, she wished that was all it was. Then maybe she’d stop dreading it so much. Is she was this miserable now , how was she going to feel on her wedding day? She didn’t know how she was go ing to go through with it.
But then she thought of everything she ’ d lose if she didn’t, and knew she had no choice.
Reginald descended on her the minute she and Chloe walked in the door. That wasn’t surprising. What did surprise her was the copy of T he National Investigator in his hand. The scandal sheet put a frown on his face whenever he was in the same room with it. I nstead, he was grinning from ear to ear.
“You ’ re incredible, Raine, my dear, ” her manager said. “ I wish I’d thought of it myself. Though I must admit, I probably wouldn’t have hooked you up with an artist. A musician, perhaps. Or a writer, maybe. But I rather think I like the idea of you and this artist guy together .”
Raine frowned. Logan was the only artist she kne w, and there was no way Reginald could know about him. Unless…
Heart suddenly pounding, she snatched the paper out of Reginald’s hand . Right there on the front cover was a photo of her kissing Logan beside her car that morning she’d left for Vancouver. And above it were the words “Raine in Seattle. Does This Mean Stormy Weather Ahead for Her and Cameron? ”
Her hands tremble d as she read the article. It had Logan’ s full name and what he did for a living. It even said he lived on Bainbridge Island. He was going to be furious his privacy had been invaded like this.
“This McBride guy could be exactly what we’ve been looking for .”
She dragged her gaze a w ay from the article to look at her manager. He was still grinning. “What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about all the added publicity this is giving us right before the wedding.”
“Publicity?” she echoed. She was worried about what this was going to do to Logan, and her manager was worried about how good this was going to be for her look?
“The phones have been ringing o ff the hook for interviews since this morning, and I’ve got five producers looking to sign you to movie deals . They don’t even want you to read for the part s.” He snapped his fingers. “You know what would be a great idea? Postponing the wedding . Just for a month or two. You know, make it look like Cameron is pissed off? You could apologize publicly. Maybe check into sex rehab. Think how big the buzz will be when you get back together ? The wedding will be bigger than William and Kate’s. ”
Raine was going to be sick. “No! This marriage is going to happen on schedule, or not at all. ”
Reginald’s eyes went wide. Probably because she’d never shouted at him before. “Okay, okay. Take it easy. We’ll go ahead with the wedding as scheduled.”
Instead of relief, she stood there feeling like she coul d n’t breathe.
“We can still use McBride,” Reginald continued. “I’ve been trying to come up with something to hinge the divorce on , and this artist is the perfect thing to come between you and Cameron. The divorce will be so much more sensational if
Raine couldn’t make herself say the same . Because saying the word out loud would make their parting too final. Stifling a sob, she got in her car and drove away.
Chapter Five
Raine had never hurt so much in her entire life. Leaving Logan was the hardest thing she ’ d ever done, but she forced herself to get on the ferry. If it had been a movie, Logan would have come after her, catching the boat just as it was about to pull away from the dock. She would have been standing at the railing with tears in her eyes, and he would have taken her into his arms and begged her not to go. But it wasn’t a movie, and none of that happened.
She spent the next two days filming in Vancouver, then went home to LA. If anyone noticed how moody she was, they didn’t mention it. They probably chalked it up to pre- wedding jitters . God, she wished that was all it was. Then maybe she’d stop dreading it so much. Is she was this miserable now , how was she going to feel on her wedding day? She didn’t know how she was go ing to go through with it.
But then she thought of everything she ’ d lose if she didn’t, and knew she had no choice.
Reginald descended on her the minute she and Chloe walked in the door. That wasn’t surprising. What did surprise her was the copy of T he National Investigator in his hand. The scandal sheet put a frown on his face whenever he was in the same room with it. I nstead, he was grinning from ear to ear.
“You ’ re incredible, Raine, my dear, ” her manager said. “ I wish I’d thought of it myself. Though I must admit, I probably wouldn’t have hooked you up with an artist. A musician, perhaps. Or a writer, maybe. But I rather think I like the idea of you and this artist guy together .”
Raine frowned. Logan was the only artist she kne w, and there was no way Reginald could know about him. Unless…
Heart suddenly pounding, she snatched the paper out of Reginald’s hand . Right there on the front cover was a photo of her kissing Logan beside her car that morning she’d left for Vancouver. And above it were the words “Raine in Seattle. Does This Mean Stormy Weather Ahead for Her and Cameron? ”
Her hands tremble d as she read the article. It had Logan’ s full name and what he did for a living. It even said he lived on Bainbridge Island. He was going to be furious his privacy had been invaded like this.
“This McBride guy could be exactly what we’ve been looking for .”
She dragged her gaze a w ay from the article to look at her manager. He was still grinning. “What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about all the added publicity this is giving us right before the wedding.”
“Publicity?” she echoed. She was worried about what this was going to do to Logan, and her manager was worried about how good this was going to be for her look?
“The phones have been ringing o ff the hook for interviews since this morning, and I’ve got five producers looking to sign you to movie deals . They don’t even want you to read for the part s.” He snapped his fingers. “You know what would be a great idea? Postponing the wedding . Just for a month or two. You know, make it look like Cameron is pissed off? You could apologize publicly. Maybe check into sex rehab. Think how big the buzz will be when you get back together ? The wedding will be bigger than William and Kate’s. ”
Raine was going to be sick. “No! This marriage is going to happen on schedule, or not at all. ”
Reginald’s eyes went wide. Probably because she’d never shouted at him before. “Okay, okay. Take it easy. We’ll go ahead with the wedding as scheduled.”
Instead of relief, she stood there feeling like she coul d n’t breathe.
“We can still use McBride,” Reginald continued. “I’ve been trying to come up with something to hinge the divorce on , and this artist is the perfect thing to come between you and Cameron. The divorce will be so much more sensational if
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