Unexpected Stars of the Reality Show Chapter 1

My husband’s younger brother, Neo, decided the Felton family estate was the perfect backdrop for his new reality dating show.

Which is how Adrian and I, his older brother and sister-in-law, accidentally became the show's reluctant counterparts.

At first, the internet forums dismissed me as a mere prop. The neglected wife with the difficult mother-in-law, a pale shadow next to the show's glittering stars.

But then, things started to change.

Soon, the producers were being flooded with comments:

[@FeltonLoveProducers: I live for the moments with the big brother and his wife! Petition to get them more screen time!]

[I'm literally scouring the corners of the screen for crumbs of their sweetness!]

[My sugar levels are dangerously low. I need a dose of Adrian and Celeste, stat!]

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Neo Felton’s love life was a whirlwind romance, splashed across the tabloids and trending on social media every other day. His girlfriend was the one and only Penelope “Poppy” Vance, a bona fide movie star.

The prodigal son had finally been tamed.

He spent a solid month wearing down Adrian until my husband finally relented, agreeing to let them film the show at the family manor.

Adrian didn’t bother to tell me until a week before the cameras were due to arrive.

“We just have to cooperate for a few episodes,” he said. “If you don’t want to be on camera, we can move out for a while.”

I was sprawled languidly across the sheets, my shoulders a pale gleam of skin against the dark cascade of my hair.

“Forget it,” I murmured. “Too much effort to move.”

I’d lived in the Felton estate for the three years I’d been married to Adrian. It was home. I was too lazy to pack.