Hey guys! Welcome to my book "Dark Deception"! I hope you love my book and continue to engage with it. I appreciate you guys so so much and I can't wait to connect with you all.

Lily Collins as Olivia Adams

Ken Kirby as Sam Oscar

Lena Heady as Erica Wayne

Douglas Booth as Jack Williams

Shay Mitchell as Nikita Dixion

Kerri Medders as Jessica Shaw

Kat Graham as Ruby Hills

Til Schweiger as Michael Wayne

Alex Landi as Dr.Liam

Vidyut Jamwal as Inspector Gaikwad

(Note: All the characters in this book are fictional and in no way are connected to the real actors listed above. The actors are only given to you as a reference to the character's physical appearance!)

Olivia's pov:

One day during a livestream where I was doing a mini QnA session, a fan asked me, "Which YouTuber would you like to meet?". I started thinking deeply and after a few seconds of brainstorming, I responded happily 'Sam'.

I continued by saying that I wanted to meet Sam as he was my biggest inspiration and it was actually because of him that I started YouTube. His videos not only entertained me but also helped me during the dark phases of my life. I would be super happy to meet him.

I responded to a few more questions before ending my livestream. It was such an amazing day of filming content for my channel. I shut the camera off as it was quite late and crashed on my bed.

One morning, a week after the live stream, I woke up, feeling drowsy and tired as I slept quite late the previous night. I rubbed my eyes and immediately went to check my phone for any important business emails or messages. I know its a bad habit to check your phone first thing in the morning, but give me a break! I'm trying to work on it as soon as possible. As I was scrolling through my Instagram dms, I noticed an account with a verified mark! I checked the name and I literally jumped from my bed! It was a dm from THE Sam Oscar! I was so happy like I couldn't even imagine this day would come, it felt like a dream come true!

Oh, my mind was filled with his charming, perfect face with his sparkly eyes, cute smile and sharp jawline. For all these years, I couldn't get his face out of my head! His body was a totally different topic that I could go on and on for.

I quickly scanned Sam's message and my heart melted at seeing such a sweet compilment from him! It was like an honour receving a compliment from him about my videos.

After my whole excitement with Sam messaging me, I went to my living room to eat my breakfast along with my family which included my mother, brother and my 2 sisters. Unfortunately, my father had passed away a few years ago due to cancer. It was a very painful phase in my life but I'm glad that I'm able to support my family by making YouTube videos in his absence. I loved my family a lot and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world.

After eating breakfast, I went back to my room to start planning the day, I went to my phone and there I saw another dm from Sam! I sat down on my revolving chair, adjusted my hair and started reading his very message. When I read that Sam invited me to accompany him to Vidcon, I remember them emailing me, asking if I wanted to be a featured creator there but I mulled over it for days but now I was able to make the decision.

Vidcon is basically like a social event where many Youtubers come together and interact with their supporters for a few days! This year, the event was based in Los Angeles!

"Mom! Im going to Vidcon!" I screamed throughout the house! It was my first time attending Vidcon! I couldn't believe this was happening! I felt like I was in a dream!

I heard Vidcon was an amazing place! I was so excited, I couldn't wait! I quickly went to my computer and proceeded to respond to the email.

2 weeks later~

Olivia's pov:

I left my house early in the morning to reach the airport, I don't know what it is but there is something about flights that makes it so relaxing. During the car ride, I was frankly excited and nervous! It was my first time going to LA as well as travelling without my family! I never went on any flight without them. I guess I'm too attached to them. I rolled my window down, letting my hair loose in the cool morning breeze and took a breathe of the fresh air in the city.

I reached the airport an hour later. The traffic was horrible that day! And after all the security checks I boarded the plane. My flight was a long one of a whopping 21 hours from India to America. The flight was pretty ok but I did feel a bit lonely. I slept through the entire flight and only woke up when the meals were served. Airplane meals to be honest are pretty gross. I once felt super sick for days after eating a rancid tasting airplane briyani! I felt like suing the airlines for serving me that slop but that would never happen.

After I reached my destination, I was greeted by the Vidcon team who were to check me into my hotel. The road to the hotel was amazing, LA looked so beautiful but somehow didn't have that much greenery and was caked in buildings! The hotel itself looked like one of those old hotels but it was grand and majestic. I never thought that YouTube and Vidcon would be so generous considering most of the trip was for free.

All the YouTubers were given their own separate rooms in the hotel, I was given a room on the 6th floor. And we were all surprised with a box placed on the bed in our rooms filled with goodies from YouTube. At this point, I was super proud of how far I have come through in my life.

After unpacking and freshening up~

Still Olivia's pov:

I looked at myself in the mirror to see if my outfit looked presentable as I didn't want to make a bad first impression to the YouTubers! I fluffed up my dark brown hair and applied another layer of lipstick to ensure it didn't wear out.

I quickly made one Instagram story and headed out of my room. It was lunch time so I went down to the dining area and there I saw all the YouTubers hanging out. I sighed, feeling a bit nervous as I was shockingly an introvert, so meeting people was a huge task for me. I was walking towards the entrance of the dining area when suddenly I bumped into someone and fell down onto the carpeted floor. I groaned in pain.

With my eyes closed and without seeing who I bumped into, I shouted out loud but not too loud, "What the hell, watch where you're going!" After a few seconds of silence, all I heard was "Im sorry" in a very familiar voice.

I was still on the floor when I opened my eyes and slowly looked up and realised I had bumped into Sam!! My eyes popped and I lowered my head feeling very embarrassed. How could I be such an idiot?

Sam's pov:

I was so shocked that I bumped into Olivia! Guess staring at my phone while walking wasn't a good idea at all. I scratched my head wondering how this happened and immediately helped her get up and apologised.

The sunlight which penetrated through the hotel windows shined on her face making her hair glisten! She looked beautiful!

We both were blank for the first few seconds but I finally decided to break the awkward silence.

"I guess we met on a bad note huh", I chuckled but it was obviously forced and I could tell she noticed with that look on her face.

She smiled and gave out a nervous laugh while fidgeting with her hands.

She too said she was sorry and we just laughed it out as mistakes do happen.

Olivia's pov:

I felt super embarrassed to have encountered my idol like this. This was super unexpected and I was kicking myself to have let this happen.

After we laughed, I immediately gave him a hug and started rambling about how much I love and appreciate his videos. I guess the fan girl in me couldn't help herself. Remember how I said I was an introvert?

Surprisingly he told me that he too enjoyed my content and admired my personality. I was kinda baffled to hear this as I never would've expected for him to watch my videos, plus I make the sh*ttiest content out there so it was a huge surprise. Regardless, I was delighted!

After the rather awkward talk, both of us went into the dining area which was exclusive for creators. I saw the whole room filled with so much positivity, love and diversity. The community is so amazing! And then there is me.....but we'll talk about that later.

Sam and I sat down with a bunch of creators who I never met or heard before. Which wasn't surprising atleast for me. Have y'all met me in person?

We talked a lot and it was super fun getting to know such amazing and talented people.

After lunch, we were free to relax as per our schedule. I badly needed rest as the jet lag was really getting to me and stuffing my face with plates and plates of food made it worse! Don't ever do that!

"Are you staying in the hotel too?" I questioned Sam. To which, he nodded no with a huge question mark on his face and then it struck me....

Since Sam lived a few blocks away from the hotel, he did not really need to stay here. He often went to the hotel to attend the creator meetings.

How do I know this? Well, it's because he literally talked about this over lunch!

How did I forget what he said literally a few minutes ago? I'm seriously making myself look like an idiot in front of Sam and it's just the first day!

Anyways....I spent the rest of the day relaxing and admiring the scenery of LA from my room. The sun was almost setting and the sky was covered with a orange hue. It was a sight to see!

I ate a light meal for dinner and that's when my eyes started to feel a bit heavy.  Later, after taking a shower and slipping into my pyjamas, I laid in bed and fell asleep listening to one of my favourite music, which changes everyday for some reason so let's not call it 'favourite', awaiting for tomorrow.

The next day:

Olivia's pov:

I woke up after a great night of rest. I was super excited today as I was supposed to go to Sam's house to collab for his channel with him and his two friends who lived with him.

I stretched my hands to awaken me fully, and looked at the view from my hotel room which looked so gorgeous! It was night and day compared to my apartment back home. where all you could see is building after building covering up the trees and the sky.

After brushing my teeth, taking a shower and blow drying my hair, I headed down to the lobby, ready to start the day. According to the schedule given by Vidcon, the whole afternoon was booked for sightseeing LA. Since we were free to do whatever we want in the evening, yesterday, Sam and I decided to meet up at the lobby at 6pm to go to his house for the video collab.

So after everyone assembled near the entrance of the hotel, we boarded a huge bus that had the YouTube and Vidcon logo all over it! I looked at the sky to see the LA sun shining bright. It was so warm but I wasn't sweating up a storm that easily like I did back home.

After the bus driver took his seat, we were off to visit major attractions like Universal Studios, the Hollywood sign and more! My mind was engulfed with the beauty of LA.

In the bus, I was sitting with two YouTubers, Phil who was sitting in the aisle seat and Nikita who was sitting in the middle seat. I did not know them at all but after some exchange of details about each other, we connected really well.

We mostly talked about our lives and how YouTube eventually changed it for the better. I was so happy to make so many new friends on this journey. Being an introvert, it wasn't my cup of tea but I genuinely enjoyed their company so it wasn't that hard to befriend them. I was quite proud of myself to be honest! On a side note, I can't believe that, that was my biggest life achievement! Says a lot about me but moving on.....

Nikita's pov:

(Nikita is an extremely competitive and selfish person. She runs a drama channel  and often tries to start drama for content and views)

"Ugh" I thought to myself while rolling my eyes subtlety so Olivia and Phil wouldn't notice, these buffoons bored me to death!

The only thing I paid attention to is when Olivia mentioned that she had '10M subscribers' while I only have 900k!

"No hunny, this has to change", I thought to myself while looking at Olivia with disgust while she was busy admiring the city. She did look pretty but obviously not as pretty as me.

As Phil and Olivia continued to chat, I thought to devise a plan that would get Olivia down and me to the top! I smirked while giving them a death stare for a few seconds. I love giving people death stares, its my specialty. I will squash anyone who gets in the way of my success.

After a few minutes of brainstorming, I came to the conclusion that in order for my plan to work, I'll need to get some dirt on her. This won't be difficult at all as along with having a drama channel, I have a natural born talent of finding people's nasty secrets! I began to smile at myself, "Im such a genius" such compliments began circulating in my mind. I was as excited to carry out my plan as a 5 year old getting some candy.

Olivia's pov:

After briefly looking out the window of the bus, I noticed Nikita lost in her own thoughts. I was confused as she was just smiling while looking at the ceiling of the bus. Even Phil looked as confused as I was.

We both gave ourselves a subtle gesture, indicating our confusion. I eventually snapped my fingers near Nikita's face. She lowered her head looking at me.

She looked bit annoyed to be honest. "Wha- I mean yesss what happened you guys?" she questioned with a huge smile on her face!

Was it a fake smile? I thought to myself but immediately disregarded that.

I asked, "What happened? What are you thinking about?" while raising both my eyebrows.

Nikita looking a bit annoyed for some reason but quickly looked outside the window, avoiding eye contact with me and replied "Oh nothing, LA looks beautiful, right?" again with the same smile as before. I didn't think much about this and continued the conversation with them.

After chatting a bit and admiring the streets of LA, the bus reached its destinations.

"We have arrived at our stop" the guide who was assigned to be with us mentioned at every stop. She was extremely sweet and very informative.

The entire trip was super fun. Nikita, Phil and I formed a group for the entire trip. We took a lot of pictures mainly for Instagram, ate a lot of delicious food and enjoyed the rides at the amusement parks. It was quite a day!

The only downside was when Nikita got extremely angry when she chipped off her acrylic nails during the roller coaster ride but we won't go into detail on that as it wasn't a pretty site.

Hours later~

Still Olivia's pov:

The sun was setting, leaving its orangey hue scattered around the sky. The bus returned to the hotel, we got off feeling super tired and beat. Almost everyone including my new friends, Nikita and Phil went back to their rooms to relax while some hung out at the lobby. However, I waited at the fountain that was lit up in the evenings near the front gate, to wait for Sam to arrive to pick me up for the collab.

As I was waiting while sitting on the chair near the fountain, in my mind I was revisiting the beautiful places I went today. All of them were really amazing! I never had so much fun as I did today. Nikita and Phil were really fun people! I was happy to meet  them.

After listening to some music on my phone while wearing my AirPods and scrolling through Instagram, I noticed Sam walking into the hotel. He wore a grey shirt with a black jacket over it and a pair of black jeans. I waved at him smilingly and got up from my chair.

"Hey!! How was LA?" Sam asked while trying to adjust his smooth silky hair.

I replied, "It was amazing! Much more beautiful than I imagined. I made "some" friends on the way which is very new to me.."

Sam's pov:

"Well I'm glad that your day went well. Shall we leave before it gets late?" I asked.

She nodded and we proceeded to go to my car. As she entered the car, her floral perfume filled the air.

In the car, we talked about how each of us influenced our lives. She mainly talked about her excitement to meet me. I could tell by her expression how happy she was to be this close to me. I looked at my reflection in the car mirror and I think I was blushing for some reason. Was I?

Nah....

A few minutes into the chat, I mentioned a lot of personal details that I didn't even tell my YouTube audience. It had to do with the day both my parents committed suicide due to financial issues and how that incident still haunts me to this day.

After my parents passed away, things have been pretty rough mentally and physically for me.

As I was talking, I paused as I saw a very sad look on her face.

I kinda tried to lighten up the mood by telling Olivia how her videos lightened me up. They were actually really helpful to me.

Olivia's pov:

When Sam told me all about this, I was extremely broken apart. This guy had gone through so much trauma.

I could never imagine going through such a thing in life. I was happy though, that he is trying his best to come out of this and live life happily. I am optimistic so I had full faith that Sam would eventually become fully happy again.

I sighed with relief and pushed a strand of hair that was bugging my face, behind my ear and said, "I'm so grateful to know that I made a difference in your life. You will be able to confront your fears and be mentally strong"

I steered the conversation into a completely light hearted one for the rest of the journey.

Meanwhile in the hotel~

Nikita's pov:

I was sitting in front of my laptop which was on the coffee table in my room.

"Aah, this is extremely frustrating! How can one person have such a clean past? I have found nothing to use against Olivia and ruin her reputation online." I thought to myself while clenching my hand into a fist.

Just then I suddenly loosened the tension inside my mind as I had come up with a devious idea.

What if I sneak into Olivia's room to find anything at all to use against her and since she went out for some pathetic collab in the evening, it will be much easier for me to execute the plan.

Since I can't find anything online, maybe there could be something here.

"Oh Olivia, you are not ready for what is going to come at you." I said with a huge smile.

"Nikita how can you be such a genius?" I praised myself with immense anticipation to carry out my plan.