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power to not only embarrass her, but cause a divide between them. She wasn’t very subtle with her crush on Aiden, and suddenly Adam had all of the fuel he needed to ruin her drama career ... and she’d handed it to him.
    Exiting the room with the cast list, Kayleigh walked through the eager crowd and over to the noticeboard to pin it up. They all converged on it like a pack of wild dogs over a carcass. Cheers erupted as people got the parts they wanted and others groaned as they found they were either part of the chorus or not cast at all.
    Wanting to get out of there as quickly as possible and head home, she turned away from the noise. She needed to start preparing and going over her lines for the first rehearsal the next day. She almost made it, too. However, at the last moment before she disappeared through the door a hand encircled her wrist, pulling her to a gentle stop.
    Looking up, her mouth suddenly became dry, the skin where he touched her burned as she stared into his piercing eyes. His lips turned up at the corners like he knew the effect he had on her.
    “Why’d you do it? You know I didn’t need the lead part.”
    It took her a while to decipher his words as she was more interested in his lips, but finally her brain registered the sentences. “I didn’t do anything.”
    “We both know that’s not true, but I’ll believe you for now.”
    “Can you ... um, can you let go of me? I have to go.”
    “You sure you want me to?” He arched his eyebrow, a cocky expression washing his face. The fact he was actually seeing her for once made her heart race, and she hoped he didn’t feel her frantic pulse against his fingers.
    Biting her lip, she looked at him warily, unsure what he was playing at. “Yes.” It was only a whisper, but he dropped his hand and instantly she covered the spot he had held with her own.
    “Better get used to it, though. By the looks of the script there’s going to be a lot of touching.”
    Kayleigh sucked in a sharp breath, the stark reality hitting her hard. She might as well have sold her soul to the devil and bought a one way ticket to hell because that’s where she was going to be living for the next two weeks. She was a good actress, but she couldn’t pull off a feat this big.
    “Just don’t let me down, okay? I have a lot riding on this, and if you’re not there it’s me who loses out. ”
    He gave her a mock salute, even though the words were timid and she couldn’t meet his eyes. Despite her best efforts, she smiled. Before he could make another comment that turned her to a pool of jelly, she hurried out of the door.

CHAPTER SEVEN
     
Aiden stood at Justin’s door with the biggest smile on his face. He was there to collect his winnings, and he couldn’t wait to feel the cash in his hand. Aiden thrived off winning. It wasn’t about the money—although he wouldn’t turn it down—it was the kick he got from it. Like with everything—sports, pool, bets, or anything that meant he could prove himself—it gave him a thrill.
    After raising his hand and knocking, it didn’t take long for the door to open. However, what greeted him caused his jaw to drop. He hadn’t been expecting to be met by a half-naked Ellie, who was dressed only in one of Justin’s dorky shirts. Her hair was slightly rumpled and her eyes narrowed into annoyed slits as she glared at him.
    “Am I interrupting something?” he asked slyly and waited for her to slap him. Despite how he treated her, and as much as he flirted, Aiden didn’t have feelings for Ellie. She was his best mate’s sister for crying out loud and his cousin’s girlfriend. If that didn’t scream off limits to him then nothing would. However, he was in fact a guy and that meant he couldn’t help but admire her as she folded her arms across her chest, the shirt inching higher up her thighs in the process.
    “I was sleeping. What do you want?” She let out an exasperated sigh, moving away from the door and gesturing to