Cassandra asked it softly, settling onto the swing beside Derek.
Under a sky full of stars, the two of them on a small playground swing set looked like something lifted straight out of a romance film.
"I went to Eleanor's studio today," Derek said.
Cassandra faked surprise. Internally, none of it caught her off guard.
The last time she'd met with Derek, she'd made a point of calling Eleanor her Fashion Week rival specifically to send him off to cause trouble.
"I brought Miranda along."
"Miranda... the Radiance editor-in-chief?" Cassandra blinked her wide, innocent eyes, privately thrilled.
Miranda's reputation for ruthlessness was well-known. The obvious read: Derek had wanted Miranda to find enough wrong with Eleanor's work to get her cut from the lineup entirely.
"So... what did
