Relentless by Tamsen Schultz

Author:Tamsen Schultz
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2022-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

“THAT’S A WRAP,” Buster, Cody’s stage manager, said from behind Ethan and Kara. Kara turned around to find the older gentleman grinning ear to ear. And she understood why. Cody had put on a hell of a show, including two encores. The sold-out stadium was packed with fans—all of whom were having a great time but staying well-behaved.

“I’ve always loved his music. Even before I met the family. But I’ve never seen him perform live,” Kara said. The energy of the show had her grinning like Buster. And her body seemed to be moving with a mind of its own to the echoes of the song Cody closed with.

She turned to Ethan, then twirled under his arm and spun back to his side. His leg prevented any serious dancing, but he was doing his best to keep up with her. “I’ve seen him dozens of times, but he still amazes me,” he said. “If you tell him that, though, you will regret it,” he added, smiling down at her.

She laughed then batted her eyes at him. “What are you going to do, spank me?” His eyes glazed over, making her laugh again. Then turning to Buster, who watched them with a smile, she asked, “What happens now? Should we go back to our bus? I know we leave for LA as soon as everything is packed. But between now and then…?”

“Cody usually has a post-show cool down backstage,” Buster said, gesturing them to follow him. “It’s not a party since most of the crew will be busy breaking down the stage. But it’s an hour or so to come down from the high of performing. They usually drink a few beers, talk about the show. That kind of stuff.”

“Will he want us there?” she asked, following the stage manager through a maze of halls. She and Ethan had opted to watch the performance from a private box rather than backstage. Not only had she never seen Cody perform live, she’d never seen any live performance. And she’d wanted the full effect.

“Of course he will,” Buster said, over his shoulder. “Family is everything to Cody.”

Kara knew that, of course. All the Warwicks were like that. But tonight, she hadn’t known what to expect when the “Cody” she knew from Mystery Lake collided with the “Cody” she saw onstage.

“He’ll be thrilled to have you there,” Ethan said, his voice low in her ear as they made their way down a set of stairs.

“And will he be thrilled to have you there?” she asked.

Ethan chuckled. “He’ll enjoy having you there more. Especially if he can twirl you around a makeshift dance floor. He’ll take every opportunity he can to rub it in my face that he’s the one dancing with you and not me.”

She laughed. She had zero problems imagining exactly what that scenario would look like. And sure enough, the moment they stepped through the door into a large, private room, Cody swooped in. Leading her to the center of the room, he called to his bandmates to play something lively.

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