All of a sudden, a sonorous voice rang out. “Maddy?”

Stunned, Ashlyn let go of Laylah and looked to her right.

To her surprise, she saw a handsome man staring at her with a sharp, probing gaze.

He had attractive eyes, a straight nose, and blue streaks in his hair which were particularly eye-catching and fashionable.

The one thing that stood out the most, though, was the diamond stud on his left ear that sparkled brightly.

Ashlyn couldn’t help but cock an eyebrow. Wow. Who knew there’d be such a stylish pianist?

Before she could say anything, the man smiled and extended his hand. “Hi. I’m Ryan Yates.”

“I’m Ashlyn Berry,” Ashlyn replied as she shook his hand. Their wrists were equally slender and pale, yet they looked so beautiful under the illumination of the light.

After the brief handshake, both of them withdrew their hands almost immediately.

Shocked, Ryan didn’t know why his heart had skipped a beat earlier before it started hammering away in his chest.

feel the excitement surging up through

her skin tone just

porcelain white skin, but this was the first time Ryan had met a woman as pale as

Berry sounds even more

how his first meetings with Ashlyn might go, but never once did he imagine

almost thought he had merely met a woman with

bully them incessantly, but she was also capable of committing acts of unspeakable depravity. Despite that, they

described. Instead, she was as pretty

long, the host had stepped onto the center of the

recorded and streamed, going so far as to

had no time to waste. After formally introducing the judges and making his opening speech,

she wasn’t nervous. She had seemed calm in front of Mabel the day before, but that was all just

got to perform their pieces, Olivia

she had heard a

Olivia could now more or less

Frasers had shown up to support her, and knowing that Kate and Lochlan were watching and cheering her on, Olivia couldn’t afford to

took to the stage to perform

found themselves lined up

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