Tying the Knot by Jeff Shelby

Author:Jeff Shelby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeff Shelby

TWENTY

Luke stared at me in disbelief. “Did I what?”

“You heard me,” I said. “Were you involved in any way?”

He shook his head. “I can’t believe you’re actually asking me this.”

“I know.” I couldn’t, either. “But I am.”

“Why would I kill Drew Solomon?” he asked. “I barely knew him.”

This was a valid point, and one that I had considered at length.

“You knew him well enough to argue and fight with him, pretty much non-stop since you met him.”

“We did not argue non-stop,” Luke countered. He reached for a chip, then stopped. “Look, disagreements are part of the creative process, especially when you’re collaborating with others. Thor and I fight all the time and he’s still alive, isn’t he?”

I couldn’t imagine Thor fighting with anyone. Yes, he looked rather imposing, but he’d barely said boo to anyone during his time at my house. And the way he’d reacted when he heard the news about Drew led me to believe he was a bit of a…tender heart.

“And Niles and I would constantly go at it,” Luke continued. “Drove Thor crazy.”

“Who is Niles?” This was a new name to me.

Luke was quiet, his interest in the inside of his chip bag reigniting.

“Luke?”

He glanced up at me, and his expression told me something was wrong. My skin sprouted with goose bumps.

“He’s our drummer.” He closed his eyes and sighed. “Was our drummer...”

The past tense he’d shifted to was not lost on me.

I was almost afraid to ask. “Did…did something happen to him?”

Lurid images flashed in my mind. More electrical cords. Being bludgeoned with a guitar.

Luke rolled his eyes. “He’s still alive, Mother.”

I cringed. I hated when he called me that.

“At least I think he is.” Luke sighed again. “He was in New York City and was going to meet us here to perform for Laura’s wedding. But then I got a text while we were waiting to board in San Francisco. He told me he wasn’t coming back.”

I cocked my head. “Coming back? Or coming here to Virginia?”

“Coming back,” he repeated. “He’d decided to stay in New York. And apparently thought it was totally cool to break up the band via text.”

“Oh, gosh.” Poor Luke. “I’m sorry to hear that.”

He nodded.” Yeah, it totally blows. Especially because we’re on the verge of something big. I can just feel it, you know? Midnight Robot is going to break the big time.”

I nodded, even though I had no idea what he was talking about. The week hadn’t exactly lent itself to long conversations, not with all the chaos of the wedding consuming every waking minute.

“So anyway, I panicked after getting the text. Obviously.”

“And what did Thor have to say? I imagine he was probably pretty upset, too.”

Luke shook his head. “He doesn’t know.”

I cocked my head. “He doesn’t?”

“No.” Luke’s voice was firm. “He would be a mess if he knew.”

This, I believed. But I didn’t think it was right to keep that kind of information from him, and I said as much to Luke.

“It’s not like I’m going to keep it from him forever,” Luke responded with an eye roll.

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