The Greatest Risk by Scarlett Cole

Author:Scarlett Cole [Cole, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-15T18:30:00+00:00

The following morning, Holly wandered out of the hotel grounds and onto the Miami Beach boardwalk, hoping the sight of the glittering blue ocean would soothe her, but even it couldn’t make her feel any better. Neither could the gentle shush of the waves and swaying palm trees. Her stomach felt off. No, more like tight, as if someone were squeezing her so tightly that she couldn’t breathe. Unable to sleep, she’d been awake for hours working on Preload’s Instagram page. She’d deleted photos that didn’t fit and scheduled new ones provided by the band that better fit the narrative she was creating. Studious musicians, perfectionists, hard-working. With just a hint of blowing off steam once in a while.

The band no longer needed the reputation of wild men of metal. That could be left to the new up-and-coming bands. Yet they weren’t close to becoming the elder statesmen. They were in a middle ground that needed defining, claiming. Holly was determined to make their ascent to becoming the world’s most successful metal band an awesome place to be.

Her phone pinged and she reached for it. Damn, she missed a message from Flick letting her know she’d decided to move back in with her mom to save on rent for a while. Holly’s heart sank at the thought.

Yesterday had taught her three things. The first was that her place was definitely within a tattoo studio, and that if she didn’t come up with the money to start one of her own soon, she might need to part—at least for now—with her dream of providing work for the rest of her team and accept a gig working for someone else outside of New York. Though she enjoyed the work she was doing for Preload, it wasn’t her dream or passion. It was simply something she was good at.

The second was that each and every one of the Preload guys had issues—the kind of issues that a new social media profile and concert schedule wouldn’t fix. As she’d sat back and watched them, talked with them, she’d noticed that occasionally the conversation didn’t ebb and flow like a river. It would often hit a dam that was unbreachable.

And third was that Ryan could kiss.

Like, really kiss. The kind of kiss that drove you a little bit crazy when you were alone in your bed at night. The kind that had her seeking a release of her own under the covers while she dreamed about the way his hands had felt around her.

Wait…there were actually four things. The way his lips had felt on hers didn’t sit well with the anger she’d felt. His comments about her had been judgmental and just plain mean. He’d known it. He’d apologized, but…

What were they left with? A shit ton of work that needed to get done while their feelings for each other simmered beneath the surface, one vodka shot away from ruining their fragile working relationship for both of them.

A funky jazz medley of Christmas carols flowed from the pool area behind her.

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