The show blew up online, just as everyone expected. A few days later, Brandon announced he was dropping out of filming. The viewers were disappointed; they hadn't gotten enough drama yet. Fernando shrugged, bored. "He folded that fast? I barely even started messing with him." I stared at the breach-of-contract money deposited into my bank account and grinned. "Alright, let's stop. Two more episodes with him would just ruin the mood." Fernando leaned in when he saw how pleased I was about the payout. "What's my reward?" I wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a quick, sweet kiss on the lips. Just the previous month, doctors had removed all the steel pins holding my bones together. The audience thought this whole rivalry story had come to an end. But months later, we ran into

