Rafi Reyes figures going along with a fake-dating stunt is only fair after Julian Gault saves his life. The young actor is famously cold and snotty, and Rafi's rock band is falling apart in the wake of betrayal. A shiny new romance might be just what both their reputations need. It's too bad they don't actually like each other, but they'll both benefit -- a softer public image for Julian, revenge against his ex for Rafi.<br><br>But as they navigate public events, attend red-carpet premieres, and play cat-and-mouse with paparazzi together, Rafi gets to know a different Julian than he expected -- one who defends horses, takes care of his troubled cousin, and has Rafi's back against his dysfunctional family. Rafi starts to hope he and Julian have something real together.<br><br>But Julian has secrets more painful than Rafi can imagine. With Julian's powerful and controlling uncle scheming to turn them against each other, their relationship must become something much deeper if it -- and possibly either of them -- are to survive.

Star Bright

Julian grabbed the doorknob. “I guess this would be embarrassing for you,” he said, “a date running off the morning after, unable to bear the sight of you. Good thing we’re not really dating.”


He opened the door, and was across the foyer into an elevator before Rafi could say a word.


Rafi snatched up and stepped into the nearest pair of sweatpants, and rushed after him. The elevator was gone, of course. The second one didn’t open immediately when he slapped the button. He ran for the stairs.


He reached the ground-floor lobby of his building, chest heaving and legs aching, to see no trace of Julian—no, there he was, a flash of sun on fiery hair outside the glass doors. Though dimly aware there were people around, Rafi was already shoving the door open before he realized he was stepping into a storm of paparazzi.


“Did you spend the night here, Julian?”


Chapter 76