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Maddox Reed knows how to play any role-except himself.
At sixteen, the quiet English actor has already learned that Hollywood isn't just cameras and scripts. It's interviews, expectations, and constant attention... all things that make his social anxiety feel impossible to hide.
Then he lands the biggest role of his life.
Starring alongside rising singer and actress Freya Skye should be a dream come true. Freya is confident, talented, and completely comfortable in the spotlight-everything Maddox isn't.
On camera, their chemistry is perfect.
Off camera, Maddox can barely look her in the eye.
But between long filming days, awkward rehearsals, and the quiet moments when the cameras stop rolling, something unexpected starts to happen. Freya begins to see the real Maddox-the thoughtful boy behind the shy smiles and careful silence.
And Maddox starts to realize that maybe... just maybe... he doesn't have to hide who he is.
But in a world where every moment can become a headline, falling for your co-star might be the one thing that isn't in the script.