Page 185 of Broken Lines


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With the press tour and most of the filming for Judy’s fucking show over, though, I’ve stopped taking those.

But I’m still numb. It still feels like the last four months were a hazy blur of feeling nothing. And it’s still an unnerving enough thought, that the idea of even seeing Dr. Konrad again puts the fear of God in me.

“You’re sure?”

“I’m fine,” I blurt quickly.

Tanya grins.

“Great. Shall we?”

I nod in defeat as I stand and follow her out of the room and down to dinner. The whole lavish loft is decorated like a super trashy Hard Rock Cafe. Neon, chrome, glitz, and decadence ooze from every corner.

All of this is Judy, of course. Andall of itwill be readily available as part of her new House of Rock home-goods line.

Because of course it will.

The queen bitch herself glances up, sighing with a stern look when I step into the dining room.

“Melody, Iknowyou saw the schedule for today.”

She frowns.

“Do you need Dr. Konrad to get you something—”

“No,” I hiss through clenched teeth, sitting heavily in the chair across from her. “I do not.”

Judy frowns, her eyes piercing into me as she straightens her shoulders. Which has the effect of making her already gravity-defying tits—which she’s recently had “lifted”, again—jut out at me menacingly. She sighs as she lifts her gaze past me.

“Tanya, be a dear and give us a minute?”

“Absolutely, Ms. Blue,” Tanya gushes in an eye-rolling way. “The car will be out front in forty-six minutes to take you all to the show, by the way.”

“Perfect.”

I hear Tanya’s heels click-clacking away, followed by the sound of the dining room door shutting behind me.

Judy’s smile falls.

“Melody, so help me God—”

“What.”

“What?!” She snaps. “I’m building you an empire, and all I get is snarky fucking—”

“You’re buildingyouan empire, Judy,” I hiss. “And I don’t want any part of it.”

“I don’t give a shit, Melody! I’m making something here! Something big!”

“On the backs oflies, slander, and—”

“Oh, welcome to the world, Melody!” She spits as she lurches to her feet. I stiffen as she storms over to my side of the table, glaring down at me.

“If you want something in this world, it’s going to involve breaking some eggs. Do you think I’ve enjoyed all the things I’ve done over the years?”

“Yes?”

Her lips purse.

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