Chase Sterling always felt like furniture. The kind you don't notice, the kind that's easy to shove in a corner and forget. He was used to it: people looked right through him, brushed him off like lint. But it only takes one phone call to erase a lifetime of being overlooked. When his estranged family meets a tragic end, Chase suddenly finds himself in charge of the sprawling Sterling fortune. Turns out, riches aren't the only thing the family left him. There's a curse running through his blood, warping love into something hungry and dangerous, impossible to escape.

Vivian Ashford never set out to blow Chase's life to smithereens. Just one decision (a sharp, ruthless move at graduation) was all it took to set their worlds spinning out of control. While Vivian soaks up the Hollywood limelight and collects red-carpet headlines, Chase slips into his new role as Manhattan's most intimidating heir. But no matter how far they run, something keeps yanking them back together, like a stitch in an old wound that refuses to heal.

The photos are everywhere when I wake up. Jackson dropping me off at my apartment, both of us standing close, talking intimately, looking exactly like two people who just had a romantic dinner. The captions write themselves: "Vivian Ashford Moves On With Method Actor Jackson Crane." "Chase Sterling's Ex Finds Love on Set." "New Romance Blooms for Vivian Ashford."


None of it is true, but perception is reality in Hollywood and the perception is that Jackson and I are together.


My phone explodes with notifications. Sienna asking if the rumors are real. My publicist wanting to coordinate a statement. Sharon checking if dating a co-star violates any professional clauses. And seventeen missed calls from a blocked number that I know is Chase even though he never leaves voicemails.


Chapter 106 - Chase Visits Set