Byron didn’t think he would see Nova again for a few weeks if not months. He feared it might even be forever. Her contract with his studio wasn’t yet renewed, and if she really hated him, she would probably sign on with any other studio of her choice. She was really making a name for herself, and any movie producer would be happy to sign her on.

Byron was planning some low-key world domination in his office when his receptionist rang and said in an excited voice that Nova ...