Forbidden Desires

Runway

Lily POV

As I dragged myself into my office, grumbling at the early winter morning, I couldn't help but think that the only reason I was here was for the lucrative paycheck. My assistant who's also my best friend, Rosalie, greeted me with a warm smile and a comforting voice.

"Good morning, sunshine! I've got your coffee ready."

I yawned, taking the cup from her. "Thanks, Rosalie. I don't know how I'd survive without you."

She chuckled, gesturing for me to take a seat. "Well, you'd probably still look stunning, but I'm happy to help."

As she worked her magic on my hair and makeup, we chatted about the upcoming show. I barely needed any touch-ups, thanks to my rigorous skincare routine, but Rosalie insisted on making me look "flawless."

Once I was all dolled up, I slipped into the stunning black ruffled dress and black pencil heels with silver engraving. Rosalie gave me a thumbs up and a "Good luck" before I strutted out onto the catwalk.

The applause was thunderous, and I reveled in the praise as I ended the show. Backstage, Rosalie was beaming with pride.

"You killed it out there! I knew you would."

I smiled, hugging her. "Thanks, Rosalie. I couldn't do it without you."

The next day was a blur of interviews and outfit changes, but finally, I made it back home, exhausted. As I rummaged through my bag, I discovered a mysterious book with a note attached.

"Hey, what's this?" I asked Rosalie over the phone.

"What's what? " She said nonchalantly.

"what do you mean " I ask her confused.

"babe I'm currently very busy with styling these model. Talk to you later "she said hurriedly.

I ended the call, maybe she messing around with me . I took the book on my hand and looked at the message.

The message read: "Read the book, and if you're curious, do as it says. Trust me, you'll love it." - Your bestie.

I raised an eyebrow at Rosalie's secretive note, but my exhaustion got the better of me. I decided to tackle the strange book another day, especially since it was written in an unintelligible language... except for the next page, which was in English.

I shrugged it off, too sleepy to ponder the mystery further. As I drifted off to sleep, I wondered what Rosalie had gotten me into this time.

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𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢'𝘴.

𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦.

"𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵.

𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨'𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦.

𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺,

𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺.

𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦.

𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦.