Vince steepled his fingers. “That’s not exactly what the script says.”

“I’m afraid of what you’ll do,” he replied.

He hesitated. The industry had taught him to avoid risks. But this... this was a dare.

“Your character,” she said simply. Then, after a pause: “The one called ‘Lina’ in The 13th Link .” She reached in and pulled out the chandelier crystal. “She’s broken. But she wants to be whole again. And she’s terrified of what it means to move on.”

The reel ended. Vince sat back, pulse pounding. The 13th link… Two days later, Emmanuella Son arrived at Vince’s casting office in a storm of black clothing, dyed-blue hair, and the scent of jasmine and something acrid. She was 29, wore her age like a secret, and carried a duffel bag slung over her shoulder filled with objects that clinked : coins, broken glass, a chandelier crystal.

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