Miller finally releases me. But he's not done.

"The first time I saw you," he says, eyes lighting up as the last of the sun fades behind him, "then later, that night in class. I knew you were a star in the making, Riley." His lips lift into a smile. "And when you performed, you blew me away. The street scene?" He lets out a rush of air, laughs, brows arching toward his hairline. "I've never been part of anything like it in my life. It's what every actor dreams of."

I'm ...