Fable Weaver

DOS Ch-287

Added 2025-10-06 23:55:33 +0000 UTC

Rose McGowan sat at the edge of the couch, fingers worrying the hem of her sleeve. The mansion smelled amazing, a faint mix of honey, rose, and jasmine. Yet, she wasn’t comforted by it at all. She had been in this position too many times to pretend she did not know what might follow.

From an early age, she had been aware of her good looks. Wherever she went, someone always mentioned them. So when an agent promised a big break in Hollywood before she turned eighteen, she had said yes without thinking. How naive she had been then. More than a decade had passed, and if she could go back, she would choose anything but acting as her career.

Now, she was in the home of the world’s most famous young producer, Troy Armitage. She knew what men in his position expected. Still, she had come. She had no choice. Work had dried up, and there was only the tiniest hope that Troy might be different. Who was she kidding? In Hollywood, tiny hopes rarely lasted long.

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