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Siobhan attempted to clap with her champagne flute in one hand.  She then pretended to wipe a tear away with her finger.  "Mama's so proud.  You're growing up."

Huffing, I rolled my eyes towards the ceiling.  "It's not happening, Von.  Sorry."

"He's a saint by Hollywood standards and he's fucking beautiful.  Can you imagine that body naked? I mean, look at the size of his..."

I cut her off before she could go any further.  "Yeah, yeah.  He's gorgeous.  And he doesn't date."

"Who said anything about dating? I'm talking about a much more casual type of encounter." Siobhan's eyebrows waggled suggestively.  "He's still staring and I can tell he is most definitely interested.  And what a coincidence - I see one of my contacts.  I gotta get the scoop.  I’ll be right back.  Make me proud!"

She sashayed across the room in a silver streak, leaving me alone to ogle Nick Hart over my cheap glass of champagne in my overpriced cocktail dress.

He hadn't moved from his spot on the wall.  I watched curiously as he took an occasional swallow from a whiskey glass, his dark eyes surveying the room with as much enthusiasm as I had.  His body language and look of disgust on his face gave it away.  I liked him better already.

He caught me staring, his lips curling back to reveal a mischievous smile and a set of deep dimples.  Even from across the room, I could see the bright gleam of his white teeth against the pale luminance of his skin.

With a pounding heart, I quickly looked away.  I focused intently on the floor before peeking up to see his eyes still piercing through me, his cell phone at his ear.  My fingers combed through my blond hair and I nervously tapped the side of my glass with a fingernail as I waited for Siobhan to return.

A few people I knew passed by and we exchanged casual hellos.  When I glanced back to where Nick had been standing, he was gone.  I couldn't help but be a little disappointed.  I'd enjoyed our brief flirtation, even if it had been mostly one-sided.

It was that exact moment Siobhan rejoined me.  She clicked her tongue in mock disapproval as she picked up on my obvious disappointment.  "You missed your chance.  You could have been the only woman in Hollywood to fuc-"

"I got it," I admonished her with a hiss.  "Are you ready to go?"

Her hazel eyes glittered with excitement.  "Yep, I have a story to write.  Wait until you read my post later tonight.  My photographer caught Marley Cirran snorting a certain white illegal substance up her nose like she was a Dyson vacuum."

"Another former child star gone bad? Color me shocked," I deadpanned.  I placed my half-empty glass down on a table and we headed out of the building towards the valet.  Siobhan fished her ticket out of her purse and extended it to one if the attendants.

"This is huge.  Savannah.  Like
big
, big.  Every media outlet is going to pick up my story.  Marley Cirran and her father have been pushing her goody-goody act down everyone's throats for the last four years.  He even paid off The National Inquisitor five months ago to stop them from running the real reason she was fired from her TV show."

The valet returned with her bright blue Porsche.  He leapt from the driver’s seat, darting around the car to open the passenger side for me.  Offering a nod of thanks, I sank into the soft leather seat next to Siobhan.

"This will ruin her career, you know," I advised softly.  As much as I disliked the annoying twit, she was only 18.  This exposé would kill her professionally.  No studio would insure her with the reputation she was earning with her out of control antics.  I knew what it was like to have the lens of a camera in your business 24/7.  Any miscalculated step would be broadcasted everywhere for everyone to see and judge.  And my experience had been nine years ago.  The Internet had made any kind of news available instantly – and the paparazzi moved like a pack of vicious hyenas, picking for any scrap of gossip.

Siobhan turned her hazel eyes my way, flashing me a sympathetic smile.  She knew from experience I was thinking of the hell I went through for six months after my modeling experience.  "This is nothing like you went through.  And I know what this will do to her career, if that’s what you want to call it.  She was sitting at a patio table at a restaurant in the Valley when she chose to publicly snort a vial of coke.  It's the way of Hollywood, Blondie.  Think of it like Darwinism, Los Angeles style."

"Survival of the fittest, huh?" I mused bitterly, my hands clenching in my lap.

She squealed away from the curb, dodging through traffic.  "Exactly.  Well, maybe like survival of the celebrity with the best agent and most brain cells.  You made it through and all you did was pose in some panties for a closeted gay designer.  No one was upset with
you
.  The paps were after you because you're gorgeous and were so naive.  You were like a breath of fresh air.  It was your mother they hated."

I knew Siobhan was right.  The media had systematically destroyed my mother.  She'd been called everything from a pedophile peddler to a vile opportunist.  After the ordeal, my mother and I rarely spoke.  I'd gone to live with my father shortly after the photos went live in every magazine from Vogue to Rolling Stone.  Not to mention the billboard on Times Square...

We drove in silence, neither of us speaking until she pulled up in front of my townhome.

"I'm sorry this upset you.  It's my job, Savannah," Siobhan said.  She patted my arm softly.  "I'll try to be nice when I write up the story."

Opening the car door, I swung my legs out and stood.  I stuck my head back inside the car.  "Von, do what you need to do.  It just hit close to home.  End of story.  Be careful."

Closing the door, I tapped the roof lightly.  She pealed away, her taillights disappearing down my street.  Tossing my keys in the air, I made my way up the sidewalk to my house.

I had quite the surprise waiting for me inside.

 

 

About Alexandra Anthony

Alexandra Anthony is the independent author of two romantic, erotic book series:
The Vampire Destiny Series and The Dark Hart Chronicles.  Both feature sexy vampires to die for, steamy love scenes and follow the twists and turns of her character’s many adventures.  Her books are not for the faint of heart.

She was most recently featured in USA Today in an article by Joyce Lamb titled, “It’s time to put some Paranormal Activity into your Reading” and was featured under Self-Published/Indie Authors for the release of Ascend (The Vampire Destiny Series Book 4).  Her paranormal, erotic romance Tempted (The Dark Hart Chronicles Book 1) was nominated for Best Erotica in the 2013 Orangeberry Hall of Fame Contest.

Ms. Anthony is from the Midwest (Ohio to be precise) and was bitten by the lure of the vampire at an early age.  She chose to take up writing and put her own twist on these mysterious immortal creatures…making them day-walkers that could easily blend in with their human counterparts.  She also enjoys weaving Old Norse and Greek Mythology into her stories, adding a bit of realism into escapism.

Coming up on the horizon for Alexandra will be the second book in The Dark Hart Chronicles, Rapture.  It is slated for a late fall/early winter release.

 

Other Titles by the Author

 

The Vampire Destiny Series:

Fated

Illusion

Awakening

Ascend

The Vampire Destiny Series Volume One Books 1-3

 

The Dark Hart Chronicles:

Tempted

Table of Contents

Note from the Author

Introduction

Chapter One-Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold

Chapter Two-Betrayal And Rebirth

Chapter Three-Lost And Found

Chapter Four-Just Rewards

Chapter Five-Revelations And Expectations

Chapter Six-Reality Check

Chapter Seven-Love And Other Complications

Chapter Eight- Where Do We Go From Here?

Chapter Nine-Everything Changes

Chapter Ten-Friend Or Foe

Chapter Eleven-Secrets, Lies And Acceptance

Chapter Twelve-Light And Dark

Chapter Thirteen-Suitably Wooed

Chapter Fourteen-Run

Chapter Fifteen-Mind Games

Chapter Sixteen-Reunion

Chapter Seventeen-You’ve Lost Your Mind

Chapter Eighteen-A Bond is Forged

Character Biographies

Excerpt From Tempted: The Dark Hart Chronicles Book One

About The Author

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