Defining Destiny by Deanna Chase

Author:Deanna Chase
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: CrushStar Multimedia LLC
Published: 2014-02-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Seth

Jax pulls me through the rain into Raven’s Tavern. The first thing I notice is Mike sitting by himself at the bar. I gesture to him. “That’s strange. Mike never comes here unless he’s playing.” I scan the room for the rest of the band, but come up empty.

That is, until I notice Lucy wrapped in the arms of that douchebag Kinx. “Fuck me.”

“Is that an invitation?” Jax asks, laughing. “I thought we already covered that topic.”

I all but growl and turn her shoulders until Lucy is in her sight line.

“Aww, shit,” she whispers. “Why can’t he leave her alone?”

“Because he’s trying to get her back,” I say, resentment burning a hole in my gut. And by the looks of it, he’s off to a better than decent start. “Let’s go.”

“Go? Where?” Jax turns around, her eyes crinkled in confusion. “We’re not leaving her here with him.”

“Really? Looks like she’s doing fine to me. Besides, weren’t you the one not even answering her phone calls a few hours ago?” Suddenly, I’m pissed at Jax. If she’d been there for her friend, Lucy would’ve likely been tucked into Jax’s apartment instead of standing over there plastered to the devil incarnate.

“Hey.” Jax punches me in the arm. “Don’t get snippy with me just because you’ve fallen for her after one night of whatever you two got up to.”

I narrow my eyes. “I have not fallen for her.”

“Right. That’s why you spent the day in your artist’s loft instead of at the tattoo shop.” She gives me a saccharine-sweet smile and then heads off toward Lucy.

I immediately make my way to the bar and slump down next to Mike. “How long have you been here?”

“Since I left the shop.” He picks up a shot glass full of whiskey and downs it.

I raise a curious eyebrow. “How many of those have you had?”

“A few.”

“I better catch up then.” I wave the bartender down and order a shot of my own. “Were you playing or something?”

“Nope. Trying to convince that gorgeous brunette to become a permanent member of the band.”

The bartender slaps the shot glass in front of me. I lift it and study the liquid sloshing against the rim. “You asked Lucy to be a member?”

“Yep.”

I can’t help but glance back at her. Jax has an arm around her shoulders and is dragging her away from Kinx. Good. I’ll have to send her a giant thank-you bouquet in the morning. “What did she say?” I ask Mike, nervous energy making it hard to breathe. Why do I care so much? I barely know this girl.

It’s the art.

That’s what I tell myself. Something about her opened up a part of me that I thought had died the night I lost E. That’s all it is. And I don’t want to lose that.

“Nothing. Her ex showed up and lured her away before we could work anything out.”

The bartender asks if we need anything else. We both order another round of shots.

“So why are you drinking?” I’ve only seen Mike drunk once before.

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