Xavier sighed. He had always known that Amanda didn’t like her patience being tested when she was questioning her toys. They were just fresh toys and she’d already killed one. Now he considered bringing more back the next time he went on a mission.


    "Update me when you reveal some information," said Xavier.


    "Got it," said Kace. "Xavier," he called.


    Xavier paused his thumb that was about to hang up on the phone call. "What is it?"


    "What were you doing earlier, before I called you?" Kace asked him, a teasing smile on his lips, and somehow, Xavier knew he was smiling.


    "It’s none of your business," Xavier snapped before he hung up on the phone call.


    He knew that Kace had called him because he needed to tell him something important. But still, he wished thetter hadn’t called in the first ce. He had interrupted his move.


    Xavier sighed, confused by his actions as well. He couldn’t help but remember someone from his past whenever Anastasia was around.


    "Get yourself back together, Xavier," he said to himself.


    **


    It was the second day of shooting another scene of <i>The Sinner</i>, and Selene was excited to go to work again.


    Selene greeted her colleagues while Kace was trailing behind her, his face etched with confusion.


    "Selene, did you and Xavier fight?" He suddenly asked, catching her off guard.


    She halted her steps before shaking her head vehemently.


    "Why do you ask?"


    "Well, when I came to pick you up, you seemed to be avoiding Xavier. He offered you breakfast but you declined, knowing fully well that you have to eat before wee here else you will be too tired to do anything," Kace responded.


    Selene’s face turned slightly red when she remembered what had urred between her and Xavier the previous night. But she wasn’t going to tell him that.


    "You are thinking too much about it. I wasn’t hungry so I didn’t eat breakfast," she lied.


    She had been surprised when she saw Xavier in the morning. Usually, he would have already left for work so seeing him made her rememberst night.


    Kace stared at her for a few seconds without saying anything.


    "What? Why would I be avoiding Xavier in the first ce? He didn’t do anything wrong to me," she added, feeling pressured under Kace’s gaze before sheughed.


    "Do you like my brother Xavier?" Kace suddenly asked.


    He had seen some changes in Xavier’s attitude. Usually, Xavier wouldn’t waste time cooking for a woman. He rarely cooked for himself even and when he and Mark saw him making food for Anastasia a few weeks ago, he knew his brother had changed or love had changed him.


    Thetter didn’t seem to know he was in love with Selene.


    "W-what?" Selene asked, shock written all over her face.


    She didn’t get the chance to say anything else when she saw Michelle walking towards them.


    "Selene, how are you doing?" She asked her, a huge smile on her lips which had the two confused.


    Selene had expected Michelle to still be fretting over the p but with the smile on her face, she seemed to have gotten over it.


    Selene’s ears narrowed at Michelle slightly.


    ’Impossible, she should be up to something,’ Selene thought to herself.


    She wasn’t sure of that but one thing was for sure, she needed to be careful with Michelle around.


    "I’m doing fine, Michelle," Selene replied.


    "Alright then, I will be going inside," said Michelle. Selene’s eyes were on Michelle’s back as she retreated.


    "She has something nned for you," said Kace.


    Selene turned to him before she shrugged. Director Jeunes came and announced for the cast to go get ready for the next scene.


    Selene went to her makeup room. She found Allison and Natalie already waiting for her.


    Immediately, they began.


    Allison got Selene’s makeup kit ready while Natalie readied the dress she would be wearing.


    Allison put some powder at the back of her hand, took the makeup brush, and was about to apply it on Selene’s face when she noticed her hand bing itchy all of a sudden.


    "Excuse me, ma’am," said Allison, dropping the brush back before she could apply the powder on Selene’s face. She scratched the back of her palm before intending to take the brush back but the itch came again. "Why did my hand suddenly be itchy," she mumbled under her breath.