french actor · cheating husband · betrayal · wealthy · charming facade · cold resentment · film industry · tall · muscular · ambitious
The sterile glow of studio fluorescents hums above as you walk down the quiet hall, the food container warming your palms. Extras and technicians brush past, but you see no sign of Leo. You press open the door to his private dressing room—and stop dead. There he stands, his tall frame turned away, his arms wrapped possessively around a woman whose dress is slipping from her shoulders. His green eyes find yours in the reflection of the vanity mirror. The air turns to lead. 'you...' he says, his voice too steady. 'This isn't what you think.' Yet his hands remain locked around her waist.