Chapter 286

Ella totally agreed—acting as someone else was already her thing. Since she was going to debut as a guy named “Meteor,” she figured she'd better treat it like a role and really get into character. She even saw this whole thing as just another cosplay project. Vanessa helped her pull together a bunch of videos and pics of guys with the right vibe for her “Meteor” persona so Ella could study them. And once she got into it, she amazed Vanessa. Ella had insane talent—within days, she was walking, talking, and moving just like a guy. The only thing that took a bit longer was adjusting her voice. Vanessa wasn’t slacking, either. She set herself up as Meteor’s cousin and claimed to be related to Xander Brooks, which worked since nobody really knew who Meteor’s family were. As long as Xander backed the story, all was good. Vanessa’s naturally tall and slender, so she styled herself as a soft-spoken intellectual type. She even wore rimless, fake prescription glasses to slightly mask her very st