Chapter 35

Maya's eyes widened in horror as she stared at her phone. A picture of her naked self, entwined with the popular actor, stared back at her.

Her mind reeled as she read the attached message: "Leave Emma alone, or this will be all over the internet."

Maya's face burned with shame and anger. Who could have taken this picture? And how did they get it? She thought back to the night she and the actor had spent together, but she could not remember anyone else being there.

Panic set in as she realized the implications. If this picture got out, her reputation would be ruined.

Her career would be over. She would never be able to show her face in public again. And now she did not have the Lucas family solidly supportung her.

They were all about Emma and not her anymore. After all, she was not their biological daughter, just a girl they thought was their daughter for almost two decades.

Maya's eyes narrowed as she thought of Emma. This had to be her doing. She was the only one who would stoop