Burn: A shifter and vampire rock star romance (Underground Encounters Book 4) by Lisa Carlisle

Author:Lisa Carlisle [Carlisle, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LisaCarlisleBooks.com
Published: 2018-01-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Joey

When the phone rang with an unknown number, I debated answering it.

“Joey, it’s me. Lay—I mean—Angelica.”

Her stumbling on her name raised a flag, but the relief from hearing her voice overshadowed it.

“Angelica! Where are you? What happened? Are you all right?”

“I’m fine.”

I rose from my couch and paced my living room. “You disappeared. I’ve been worried sick about you! Where have you been?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have much time.”

“I tried calling you,” I continued. “So many times. I left voice mails, but you never returned my calls. I wanted to go to the police, but the guys said I was overreacting.” Damn, I was rambling, but I couldn’t stop myself.

“I am fine, Joey. I’m sorry I worried you.”

“Worried me?” I ran a hand back over my forehead. That was one way to put it. “I’ve been tormenting myself trying to figure out where you were. The things I imagined—I don’t even want to remember all the awful things. Why didn’t you call me back? Do you know what you put me through?”

“I lost my phone. And it’s just been so—so crazy. If I had time, I’d tell you everything. But a lot is going on right now, and I can’t explain it just yet.”

“What do you mean? Why can’t you tell me something? Common courtesy, you know?”

“Joey, I know you worry about me, and I know no matter how many times I tell you not to, you still will. You have this protective streak when it comes to me. But, I’m begging you not to. I have stuff I need to deal with and will be out of touch for a while.”

What the fuck? She couldn’t just take off without an explanation. I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “You’re being cryptic, Angelica. I wish you could just be straight with me for once.”

“I wish I could, too. But I can’t right now.”

“How long will you be gone?”

“I don’t know.”

“We have shows booked this weekend.”

She was silent for several seconds. “I don’t know if I’ll be back. You’re better off finding someone else to replace me.”

“Angelica, no! Don’t quit.” My heart pounded like a drum solo. She couldn’t leave.

“It’s not fair to make you wait while I figure all this shit out. You guys should go on, find someone to fill in this weekend. You could sing, Joey. You have a good voice.”

Her compliment sent a trickle of heat into my chest, but the fear of losing her eclipsed it. “What you’re asking me is too much. You’re not just finding someone to replace you as a singer, you’re asking someone to replace you. That’s impossible.”

“Joey,” she pleaded. “Please don’t do this now.”

An icy terror welled up inside me. I might never see her again. “Why not? This might be the last time I ever speak to you. And it’s not even in person, which sucks even more. Don’t you know I feel something for you?”

“Of course. We’re bandmates. We’re friends. We spend so much time together, so it’s natural to care about each other.

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