I lowered my gaze, picked up the cup of coffee, and took a small sip.

My eyes closed in satisfaction.

Humans really do know how to enjoy themselves.

The threat must have been like a bone stuck in his throat, because Julian, wanting to see who in the world I was, came to sign me himself, bringing the contract with him.

The moment he saw me, the shock and awe in his eyes were undeniable.

A demon has walked through countless dimensions.

The wicked souls of humans are a siren’s call to me, and in return, I am a fatal temptation to them.

Like the most beautiful poison, one they would willingly drink.

Julian’s hostility towards me instantly dropped.

He marveled, “I’ve never seen you before. If you were an actress, you would be a superstar.”

This level of refined, intoxicating beauty, like some fey creature born from the most decadent, fragrant flower, was unheard of in Hollywood.

She was destined to cause a sensation.

Suddenly, Julian felt that the requirement of outshining Isla was an understatement.

Compared to this woman, a common beauty like Isla was utterly insignificant.

“Is that so?”

I smiled, a slight curve of my lips, as I signed the contract. “Aren’t you holding a grudge, Director Croft, for the way I threatened you?”

Hearing me mention his dirty little secret, a flash of malice crossed his eyes.

But then he looked at my face again and was plunged back into a state of conflicted turmoil.

It took him a long moment to force out a single sentence. “How did you know?”

Not bad.

To be able to resist a demon’s natural allure and maintain his reason, this Julian Croft had some strength.

No wonder he’d been able to hide it from his wife for so long.

“You don’t need to know how,” I said. “You don’t ask, I don’t tell, and no one ever finds out.”

Julian lowered his head.

I didn’t miss the murderous intent that emanated from him for a split second.

The stench of it was a foul wave hitting me in the face.

To a man like him, I would always be a ticking time bomb.

No amount of beauty could outweigh a threat to his interests.

When he looked up again, he was once again the suave, charming Director Croft.

He extended a hand to me. “A pleasure working with you, Ms. Knight.”

He already knew who I was.

Ava Knight.

The hit-and-run case from five years ago was infamous in New York.

He understood now why I wanted to be in his show.

I shook his hand. “The pleasure is all mine, Director Croft.”

If the stench coming off him wasn’t so foul, I might have actually believed he was pleased.

The role of Morrigan in Legacy of Ash has been cast.

This single tweet blew up on social media.

Everyone knew Isla Vance was playing the lead heroine, Aethel.

But the role of Morrigan, the villainess who was deliciously evil from start to finish, was the true highlight of the entire story.

Her character was beautiful, insane, and fans were obsessed with her.

In the beginning of the story, she completely overshadowed the heroine, which made casting her incredibly difficult.

Despite that, a ton of actresses were fighting for the role.

Weren’t they still holding auditions?

How was the part already cast?

Morrigan’s fans were the first to lose their minds.

They were literally just talking about auditions a few days ago, and now it's cast??

WTF who is it? Who dares to play Morrigan? Who in Hollywood has the charisma to outshine Isla Vance?

I don't care who it is, no one can play my Morrigan. She's a literal goddess of chaos. LOL who in Hollywood has that kind of vibe? They’re all playing the innocent flower type.

It wasn’t just the fans who were surprised.

Isla Vance was pretty shocked herself.

She had also heard the role was still being auditioned for, and since this character was meant to be her direct foil, she was paying very close attention.

She called Julian Croft directly.

Her words were laced with probing curiosity. “Director Croft, the role of Morrigan has been cast already? Just yesterday at dinner, weren’t you saying you were still auditioning and hadn’t found anyone suitable?”

There was a two-second pause on the other end.

Then, Julian Croft let out a deep, dark laugh, tinged with an unreadable malice. “Ava Knight wanted the role.”

Then he hung up.

Isla Vance’s face instantly turned deathly white.