Back at the hotel, Cyrus had put the food Mia had got on the table in the room. He turned to look at her when she rushed into his arms, enveloping hers around his waist.

He laughed, pulling her into him for a hug. “What’s this?”

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” She hugged him tightly, grinning from ear-to-ear.

He pulled her back at arm’s length to look her in the eyes. “You did this, not me. That was you on that stage tonight. I just showed my best friend your videos, and it snowballed from there. It was Gage’s idea to have you join IWX. The new storyline was...