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TRAVIS

Las Vegas, Nevada

Operation: Fake Fiancee

Week 2

Day 8:

Miss Brave makes an appearance atHumble City Fitnessfor photogs. Mr. Carter begins intense training for the rematch.

Day 9:

Joint body language sessions.

Day 10:

Mock interviews with Mr. Carter’s top ten super fans.

A joint brunch at Top of the World restaurant with the city’s mayor.

Day 11-14:

Miss Brave & Mr. Carter will attend interviews with multiple news outlets. One will be live. Three will be taped and aired at a later date.

TWENTY-TWO

ELEVEN DAYS AFTER SAYING “I DO”

TRAVIS

One Week Later

Dolby Theatre

Los Angeles, California

Madeline tapped her foot in the greenroom backstage, looking back and forth between me and Tatiana.

“Is there any reason why you two arrived on separate planes for today’s interview?” she asked. “Was that really necessary?”

Neither of us said a word.

With the exception of our scheduled events, we’d barely spoken to each other since the night we damn near fucked in the casino kitchen. The tension between us was far too high, the level of lust too damn palpable, and it seemed like she was attempting to avoid me as much as I avoided her.

“Um,hello?” Madeline asked. “Is there a problem I should know about?”

“I believe Mrs. Carter is upset with me about something,” I said.

“Something?” Tatiana narrowed her eyes at me. “Is that what you said?”

“I don’t believe I stuttered.” I focused my attention on Madeline instead of her; her lips were curving into that sexy, angry line that aroused me beyond words.

“It’s a good thing I have more than one private jet at my disposal,” I said. “It ensures that we’ll always be able to attend these events together.”

“Heleftme.” She seethed. “I told him I was running ten minutes late this morning, and he left me.”

“First of all, you werean hourlate.”

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