Phantom Diaries Complete Series Box Set by Kailin Gow

Author:Kailin Gow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult, supernatural, classic, phantom, new adult paranormal romance, mash up, phantom of the opera, ghost love story, immortal, paris
Publisher: Kailin Gow
Published: 2015-01-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

I headed straight for my dressing room barely aware of the people I passed. The walls of the Met were a blur and the sounds around me an incoherent buzz. I walked right by Judy and didn’t even notice her until she shouted out.

“Hey, are you going to give me the cold shoulder again?” she called out in a reproachful tone.

I turned to her and the moment she saw the tears glistening in my eyes, her sarcastic eyes softened. She followed me into my dressing room and closed the door. “Are you all right?”

“No.” It was a harsh response that echoed just how angry I was with myself. I grabbed a hairbrush from my make-up table and violently set to brushing out my hair. With each stroke, my chest ached until I couldn’t bear it any longer. I leaned one hand onto the table and sobbed.

“Let it out, Annette. Whatever it is that’s eating you up, just let it pour out.” Judy passed her hands over my shoulders in a soothing motion as she guided me into my chair.

I stared at my glum reflection for a long moment, just watching the tears flow over my reddened cheeks. My eyes were soon puffy and I looked a mess, but after a while, I’d cried all the tears I had and felt calmer.

“Being out here is so difficult, Judy. Everything. I’m far from home, from my mom and dad. I’ve embarked on a career I’d not really anticipated, and it’s so much more demanding than I would have ever thought. New people are all around me, and I don’t know which way to turn.”

“You mean new men.” Never one to mince words, she got straight to the heart of the matter. “I suppose Chace finally got up the courage to talk to you.”

I looked up at her reflection in the mirror. “You knew about this?” I don’t know why I was surprised. He and Judy were such good friends.

“Everyone knows, Annette.” While her tone wasn’t quite accusatory, it held a note of resentment. “He’s been moping around here trying to act like nothing’s bothering him, but every night you go out with that Aragon, another little piece of him dies.”

“Aaron is my boss,” I said, ignoring her use of his surname and not pointing out that he was her boss as well. “He knows what’s best for my career; what’s best for the show. I can’t very well refuse his invitations. We’re out with important people in society; people who can do wondrous things for my career.”

“Are you trying to convince me or yourself? You know perfectly well that all those outings with Aragon aren’t strictly business. Even the papers and magazines are talking about your romance with him. Do you have any idea what that is doing to Chace?”

I stared blankly at her while my fingers played with the Tiffany charm bracelet Chace had given me.

“Chace is a sweet boy who has only the best of intentions. He’d do anything for you.

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