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The sun was already beating through the thin curtains when Chloe's phone jolted her awake from a deep, exhausted sleep. It was 11 a.m. She had slept for more than twelve hours, and yet her body felt as if it had been run over by a truck. The phone continued to ring, vibrating on the wobbly nightstand. She reached out an arm, her muscles protesting at the movement. Her knees ached, and her throat... God, her throat felt swollen. Ben Ziegler's name lit up on the display. She cleared her throat and…-
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Chapter 42 – Molded
Velvet Sleeve headquarters was located on the third floor of a glass office building in the expensive center of Valley City, where a real little tech district had formed over the last few years. On the ground floor, a sign advertised an app startup that claimed to want to revolutionize the future of pet photography. The second floor was home to a company that delivered sustainable smoothies and paid close attention to the working conditions of banana pickers in Nicaragua, but unfortunately not so much to…-
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Chapter 6 – The Photoshoot
Shortly before 2 p.m., Chloe got off the bus near the converted warehouse where the photo studio was located. She was wearing her short shorts and a crop top, practical in this weather, and she could change at the studio, after all. The gym bag over her shoulder also contained two dresses, the red one and the black one, a few lingerie sets, and some other clothes, everything she might need for the shoot. She found the right number on the second floor and pressed the doorbell. "Yes?" The voice on…-
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Finally, Ben turned into a quiet side street where trees were planted at perfect intervals and stopped in front of a discreetly and artfully lit restaurant. A valet in a vest and bow tie hurried over. "Mr. Ziegler, it's good to see you again." The valet took the keys with casual professionalism. Ben got out and walked around the car, offering her his arm and Chloe took it. He smelled of too much cologne. The interior of the restaurant was bathed in subdued lighting and decorated in deep red tones.…
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Chapter 43 – Ominous
When Chloe arrived, Elena was already sitting at her usual corner table. She was wearing a simple black top and had tied her long black hair into a loose bun. As Chloe approached, she saw that Elena wasn't smiling. "Hey." Chloe sank into the chair opposite her. "You look like you have bad news." Elena waited until Chloe was seated, then leaned forward. "Thanks for coming. I wanted to make sure you knew what you were getting yourself into." "At the party?" "Yes." Elena nodded. "You've been to…-
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Chapter 26 – Laying Out the Bait
"Oh, and our cameraman today is Ethan," Melissa added casually. The man behind the camera straightened up, and Chloe quickly sized him up. Early forties, maybe, thin to the point of gauntness, with hair that looked like it hadn't been cut... or washed... in weeks. Thick, black-rimmed glasses sat on a nose that was a little too big for his face. He didn't seem really that intimidating, actually. But then their eyes met, and there was something in his eyes. An intensity that didn't match his harmless…-
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Chapter 8 – Rien ne va plus
The alarm clock rang at 8 a.m., but Chloe was already awake. For hours, actually, if she was honest. She had tossed and turned all night, waking up repeatedly, staring at the time on her phone. 3:34. 4:27. 5:19. 6:41. Now she sat on the edge of the bed, her feet on the stained carpet, staring at her hands on her knees. They were shaking slightly. Adrenaline and lack of sleep was a shitty combination. Today's the day. She took a deep breath. With a jerky movement, she stood up and rolled out her…-
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Chapter 34 – Nominated
The faded sign – Ziegler Talent Management – Your Gateway to Stardom – on which some joker had crossed out Stardom and scribbled Whoredom over, looked pretty much the same as last time. But still, something was different. Chloe paused on the sidewalk for a moment and looked at the building. When she had been here for the first time, not so long ago, her heart had been racing. She had felt like she was climbing into a lion's cage. Today, it was just an office building, like, just her…-
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Chapter 54 – Substantiated
Morgan threw open the door before Chloe could even knock. "Chloe!" Morgan's gaze swept over her face, searching, probing. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine." Chloe pushed past her into the apartment, dropped her bag on the sofa, and took out the device, which she placed on the coffee table. "Here." Morgan closed the door, walked over to the sofa, and stared in surprise at the device, then at Chloe. "What went wrong?" Chloe asked. "You said you'd give me fifteen to twenty minutes. It wasn't even…-
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Interlude – Casting Couch Cuties
Search 19:12 Ep. 788 - Chloe Heart 62.8K Views • 18 hours ago Casting Couch Cuties 824 Videos • 504K subscribers…-
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