Rock Rebel by Tara Leigh

Author:Tara Leigh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2018-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Verity

“Verity? What on earth are you doing in here?”

I squeezed my eyes tightly at the explosion of bright light, quickly slapping a hand over my face and ducking beneath the covers. “Mom?” My voice was hoarse from all the tears I hadn’t let myself shed, although judging from the dampness of my pillow, I’d cried buckets in my sleep.

“Don’t sound so surprised. What did you think would happen when I heard all about your new song, your new project? Did you think I would just let you humiliate me? That I would roll over and play dead, while you and your hotshot Hollywood agent destroyed everything I built?”

I’d expected a confrontation with my mother, but I thought it would be preceded by a phone call or some sort of warning before she returned to L.A.

I should have known better.

Her heels stabbed at the carpet as she walked across the room, and I braced myself as she yanked at the duvet. “You are going to call that man right now and tell him you made a terrible mistake. I am your manager and agent. Me. I am your mother. You can’t just throw me away like yesterday’s news.”

Blinking rapidly, I tried to get my pupils to retract. When they did, and I could finally see, I took in my mother’s flushed skin, the furious pink patches on her cheeks obvious even through her fake tan, the scowl no amount of Botox could mask. “I’m not throwing you away. But I’m not making that phone call.”

“You most certainly are. Because you are not going on some tour with a rock band. Honestly, Verity. I just don’t understand what you’re thinking.”

I yanked the duvet from her hands and tucked it beneath my arms. “No, I’m not. And I’ll tell you what I’m thinking. I’m thinking that I’m almost twenty-five years old and it’s about time I took control of my own career. If you want to discuss this, we can. Preferably after I get dressed.” What I really wanted was a few minutes to clear the cobwebs from my mind and wash the streaks of makeup from my face so she wasn’t speaking to a sluggish raccoon.

My mother’s jaw sagged for a moment before she snapped it shut and stalked from the room.

I had just sat up when she reappeared in the doorway, looking at me as if I’d suddenly grown horns. “I really can’t believe this is up for discussion at all. Do you know how much I sacrificed to make you a star? And this is the way you repay me?”

I knew exactly what my mother had sacrificed—because it had been my sacrifice.

My childhood.

My innocence.

My trust.

“Repay you? What more do you want from me? This house is in your name. The car I drive is in your name. Every one of my bank accounts has your name on it.”

“You were a child actor, Verity. Of course everything is in my name.”

“Were. Past tense. I haven’t been a child in a long time.

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