The Dangerous Counterpart

The Dangerous Counterpart

Author: Claire Dunlevy Listening Length: 11h 12m
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Season Seven of Universe Below has been announced, and Eloise Silver, until now known mainly for an Australian soap opera and a run of ice-cream commercials, is promoted to the lead. Her sharpest credit remains a prime-time performance as the wife of a real-life mob boss. Estella Grant is no longer only that wife: afte...

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Despite the return of a more uncomfortable tension between them, or maybe because of it, Estella chose to tempt Ellie for another drink, tugging her in off the street to a set of stairs hidden behind a nondescript laneway door, revealing a low-lit room full of chandeliers and beautiful people.

She ordered them both a top-shelf whisky, neat, and led them to sit in a darkened corner where they sipped side by side, and this time, Ellie reminded herself to soak in every detail of Estella Grant, slightly tipsy.

Her movements were less languid, which was how Ellie realised that the sensuous way she had about her was calculated.

Her body was more relaxed, her hands moving quickly as she talked, her expressions goofy.