CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE 

HAZEL

The shoot went on, and Darius and I were completely immersed in our poses. At first, it was hard for the staff to relax, and let down their guard, but as time went on, I caught them giving occasional smiles whenever me or Darius did something that appeared silly.

Like when I fell into a pile of rose petals because I tripped on my dress. Darius had been too slow, and was apologetic, but he couldn’t help laughing as I fell with a strange ‘puff’ sound, and all the petals flew upwards from the crash. They had taken a picture, and when Darius commended them because he...