Wild Angel by Mari Carr

Author:Mari Carr [Carr, Mari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carried Away Publishing

“Honest to God, Kevin, I’m just so frustrated. I mean, it took years to build up The Road Rebels’ rep, to get the band to a place where we were just starting to make a real name for ourselves. Now it feels like I’m back at square one.”

Kevin took a sip of beer. “You’ve gotta have a big enough fan base to make it on your own. I mean, you were the lead singer of the band, the face, the one everyone knew.”

She shook her head. “I have just enough fans to land me gigs like the one I just finished. I’ve taken at least ten giant steps back. I’m getting too old for this shit.”

“You’re not old, Rory.”

“Believe me, in the music business, I’m ancient. Sometimes I wonder if I’m just spinning my wheels, when in reality, I’ve reached my peak and this is it.”

Kevin frowned and took her hand in his. “Stop it. I never want to hear you say that again. You’re amazing, Rory. One of the best performers I’ve ever seen. You told me once that the music business was one percent talent and ninety-nine percent luck.”

She laughed. “I’m pretty sure I was wasted and feeling sorry for myself when I spouted that bullshit.”

“All I’m saying is, if anyone deserves that superstar status, it’s you. You just have to hang in there a little bit longer. I know it feels like you’re starting over, but you’re not. And it sounds like you’ve lined up some cool stuff. You’ve got that big music competition, February Stars, right?”

“That’s almost a year away. In the meantime…”

“In the meantime, what?”

She sighed and toyed with the label on her beer bottle. “I have no idea.”

“You could stay here. In Maris. Take a real vacation, a break from the road.”

She crinkled her nose. “And do what? Hang out at Sparks Barbeque all day? Ice skate on Kennedy’s Pond? Pray the Maris Regal Cinemas gets an R-rated movie occasionally?”

He scowled. “You know, this place isn’t as backwoods as you think. If you’d stick around more than five minutes, I’m pretty sure you’d love it.”

She shrugged off his comment. “I’m a big-city girl through and through.”

“You could stay for some other reason,” he said after a few minutes.

Rory tilted her head. “What do you mean?”

He ran his thumb over the hand he was still holding. “Me. Stay here with me. Let’s give this thing between us a real chance.”

“A chance for what?”

He leaned closer and, for the first time since she’d met Kevin, she actually felt uneasy, scared. He’d never been a threat to her lifestyle. In fact, he’d always been her biggest supporter, traveling to see her whenever she was playing a show close enough to Maris.

She’d destroyed her band, taking up with Eddie in hopes of finding a relationship that would fit into her life. Because Kevin didn’t.

“Do I really need to spell this out for you, Rory? I’m crazy about you. No, more than that. I’m in—”

“Wait,” she called out loudly, attempting to drown out the word love.

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