The One: Tempo Rain Rockstar Romance by Emily Bow

Author:Emily Bow [Bow, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Mallory froze at the sight of Dylan. Was she seeing things now? Well, if she had to have a thirst-induced hallucination, a hot rock star was the way to go.

Oliver and his assistant joined Dylan, forming a trio. Hmm, she’d never had a daydream about a corporate attorney or an assistant. Dylan must actually be here. He’d come to her signing? Her heart thumped hard enough to rival the bass line in his last hit.

A fan wearing a purple jumpsuit, an important franchise color, blocked Mallory’s view. “Sign it to Jun, please.”

Mallory bent over the title page and wrote out well-wishes. But her mind wasn’t on perfecting her signature.

Dylan was actually here to see her? She dated the entry and took a quick peek up.

No Dylan.

If he was here, it was because of meetings with Texk. Why would she assume otherwise? He was making her crazy. “Thanks for coming,” Mallory said.

The fan grinned big, showing off her thick braces, and moved on.

Mallory snuck another glance toward the hallway. Dylan was gone, but Oliver and Francois were headed her way. They both wore navy suits with a narrow cut. The look seemed more Paris than Seoul, where she’d seen more loose-fitting clothes.

Of the three men, she would’ve preferred Dylan stop by, but it wasn’t like Dylan could really come over and say hello. Her fans would have deserted the signing to mob him.

Oliver shuffled to Mallory’s side. He signaled for the person next in line to wait. “More books up here would be a good idea, Francois.”

Francoise complied. The stack got high enough to wobble and block her view of the right half of the room, but she wasn’t doing the lifting so she didn’t protest.

Mallory discreetly shook out her signing hand. “Thanks.”

Oliver bent toward her to speak with a low voice. “My secretary could have prepped some of these in advance, then you could write less.”

Mallory hoped he was joking. “The fans stood in line for hours.” The least these diehards deserved was a real autograph, not one done by an office worker with a stamp. Nice of Oliver to stop by and check in though. “I’ll order an icepack from room service later.”

Oliver stepped back and the line continued. An hour later, the final fan placed the last book in front of her, open to the title page. Mallory recognized the fan as her realtor.

“Hey, Sunny.” Mallory smiled easily. “You didn’t have to wait in line. You could have called me.”

She and the other woman had really clicked over lunch, so it was sweet of her to come and show her support. Mallory signed her name and added a note of thanks for Sunny’s help with the house-hunting.

“A little bird asked me to assist you at next week’s signing, so I call this research.” Sunny winked. “I’m glad I came. The fan costumes are spectacular and they’re so sweet.”

True. Mallory nodded. “Most book lovers are.”

“I have to agree.” Sunny picked up her freshly signed book. “I’m really excited to read this.

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