Chapter 10
Concentrating on the wondrous facade of a make-believe palace helped Nick not to think. The set designers had done such a fabulous job that he had to reach out and touch the walls to accept they weren’t stone.
Someone called his name, and he responded, moving forward as if this was any normal day on set. In his mind, he went over his lines, refusing to follow them through to their conclusion where…
No. He better not let his thoughts go there. Not yet.
He was aware of Alex glancing at him, but he avoided looking back, breathing a sigh of relief when Alex turned away, keeping a respectful distance. In his head, he went over Alex’s instructions.
“I know you, Nick. You’ll be fine if you just fall into the role. Remember your lines. Forget everything else. Just start, roll with
