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What would Felicia do if she knew about my sex tape? If it came out now, it would ruin everything with Sam and Maggie. I’d be a detriment if she pushed for custody or visitation with Maggie. I couldn’t allow that to happen.
My phone buzzed, and Elle picked it up before I could see the screen.
“Who is it?”
“It’s a picture from an unknown number.”
My heart hammered in my chest as I looked over her shoulder. It was a picture of me topless. My stomach dropped. “Why is he doing this now? What could he possibly want?”
“There’s a message.” We read it together.If you like to be on video so much, I can show this to your fans.
“Why now?” When my life had finally come together. I had a plan. And this could destroy everything I’d built. Yet at the same time, it was what I’d been afraid of all along. I hadn’t kept my head down, and my past was coming back to destroy everything.
“We should talk to the police or to an attorney. At the very least, let’s talk to Gray.”
I shook my head, my shoulders slumping. “I can’t.” I was finally at the point where I felt like Elle and Gray had forgiven me. They trusted me with their daughter. My biggest screwup would be on display for everyone to see. No one would want to be associated with an artist with a sex tape. They’d steer clear of that. And where would that leave me? I couldn’t even move because a sex tape might go viral. It would easily be searchable under my name.
“This is illegal. He can’t do this. He’s threatening you with video taken without your permission. This is, at the very least, harassment.”
“I can’t deal with this.” My mind was flooded with worst-case scenarios. I couldn’t sift through them to focus on what Elle was suggesting.
“You’ve come such a long way since this happened. Are you going to fight, or are you going to let him win?”
Her harsh words broke through the fog. “I fought last time.”
“Andwe’regoing to fight this time. You have us on your side.” She hugged me tight.
I couldn’t believe this was happening again. My eyes filled with frustrated tears. “What do I do?”
“First, let’s talk to Gray. Then we need to go to the police.”
“I hate to have to talk about this.” It was the issue I had last time. I didn’t want everyone to know.
“We’ll be with you every step of the way.”
I felt so brittle, so defeated, I couldn’t even think. Elle talked to Gray while I wondered how everything blew up in the matter of a few days. When I went upstairs, Elle said, “Gray thinks we should go to the police station. We’re going to have Piper come over to watch Amelia in case it takes a while.”
“You don’t have to do that.”
“We’re here for you, and I’m not letting this asshole blow up your life. He doesn’t have that right. You’re the victim here. I did some research, and he was recently let go from the production company, so it’s possible he’s striking back at anyone. He probably saw your post and decided to make himself feel powerful.”
“That’s messed up.”
“Let’s go down to the station. You’ll feel better once you do something,” Gray said, taking charge.
I wasn’t sure about that. I wasn’t sure about anything. I quickly texted Sam, saying I had something I needed to take care of and might be back late, but that I’d be there for work tomorrow morning. I wouldn’t let him down.
Then I tucked my phone away, not wanting to see any more vitriol online. On the ride to the station, I asked, “Should I delete the video?”
“I deleted his comment. That should be enough, but I’ll monitor the post for more comments like that one.”
“You kept a screenshot of the original comment?” I couldn’t believe I hadn’t. I wasn’t thinking clearly.
Elle twisted in her seat to face me. “I did, but we can’t prove it was him.”
Gray looked at me in the rearview mirror. “A tech person probably could tie it to him. I doubt this guy knows much about hiding his trail online.”
“I have no idea what he’s capable of. I’m sorry to drag you into my bad news again.”
