Cracking Facade

Fresh from Lydia's probing departure, Sloane and Beckett plunge into a day of frantic damage control, rehearsing their fabricated love story and preparing for their first public appearance promoting the Royal Hotel's wedding services while their rivalry and desire keep exploding into raw explicit encounters. The careful performance holds through Elena's watchful eye until Sloane overhears Beckett on a call that reveals his plan to ditch their marriage the moment the contract is safe.