The Swede by Maureen Smith

Author:Maureen Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Wordsmith Enterprises

Chapter 24

Scarlett

Take a Bow

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Scarlett eased the bathroom door open and stuck her head out, looking both ways to make sure the coast was clear. Viggo was right behind her, his warm breath tickling her skin as he playfully nipped her earlobe.

Giggling breathlessly, she grabbed his hand and led him down the hallway and around the corner to the band’s dressing room.

She stepped through the door and came to an abrupt halt, causing Viggo to run into her. He caught her as she stumbled forward, but she wasn’t looking at him. She was staring across the room in stunned disbelief.

Her bandmates stood in a circle talking to the last man on earth she’d ever wanted to see again.

Myles Katsaros.

Rotten. Fucking. Bastard.

He was smiling and laughing, chatting up her bandmates as if he had every right to be there. Worse, the guys were yukking it up with him, just a bunch of dudebros catching up on old times.

It felt like an epic betrayal. Seriously.

Although Scarlett didn’t consider herself a particularly violent person, she’d concocted this little fantasy of what would happen if her bandmates ever crossed paths with Myles again. In her revenge fantasy, the fellas would confront their former manager like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves surrounding their prey. When Myles remained defiantly unrepentant, the guys would pounce on him, kicking and stomping the shit out of him like gangsters in a mobster movie.

But that wasn’t what was happening here. Not only were the fellas not pulverizing Myles, they seemed almost happy to see him.

So much for loyalty, Scarlett fumed in disgust. So much for having her back and defending her honor.

Traeger was the first to glance toward the doorway. His smile vanished as soon as he saw her standing there, glaring at them with the rage of Medusa. If she could have turned them all to stone, she would have.

Traeger stood straighter and cleared his throat to get the others’ attention. They followed the direction of his gaze. When they saw Scarlett, an oh shit look came over their faces.

“Uh, hey, Scarlett,” Zander said awkwardly. “Look who’s here.”

Jaw clenched, she looked at Myles. He was staring at her, his dark eyes moving up and down her body with an appreciative gleam.

The way he looked at her used to make her feel special, like a rare prize he’d just won. But that was all she’d ever been to him. A sparkling prize.

A shiny toy he could play with and discard on a whim.

A budding starlet with the potential to become a cash cow.

She’d never been truly special to him. So now his admiring gaze just made her skin crawl.

He was still good-looking, though not as irresistibly handsome as she remembered. He had deep-set dark eyes and glossy black hair brushed straight back from a broad forehead. He was Greek, so he’d been blessed with smooth olive skin and strong Mediterranean features. He was just under six feet, and his designer suit was tailored to accentuate his trim physique.

He gave Scarlett one of those snake-oil-salesman smiles she’d once mistaken for charming.

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