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her full face.
Ava stepped back, her jaw falling open “Are – are
you Martha Darcy-Court?” she asked, eyes wide. “The Martha Darcy-Court?”
“Who’s Martha Darcy-Court?” whispered Josh to Aiden, who was rescuing a sled rope from Bella’s teeth. Aiden shrugged. Josh wrote Martha Darcy- Court? Who she? in his book.
“Actress,” whispered Chloe. “Famous actress. Starred in Crystal Rose, you know, the film?”
“That’s me,” said Martha, flashing a smile at Josh.
Josh turned his frown into a cheesy grin. Celeb, he wrote.
“Like, really famous,” hissed Chloe.
“Yeah, I got that!” snapped Josh. He put his notebook back in his pocket and stared at Martha. She didn’t look that special. If she was really famous, he thought, she’d be driving a better car or come with a bodyguard or something.
“So, what are you doing at the castle?” asked Ava. Josh could tell that she was trying to sound ordinary, not star-struck, but she was not succeeding. Her voice was all strangled and she had a totally stupid
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