Page 62 of Ravaged For You

My phone rings. Drake turns to me.

I check it. Mom.

“I’ve got to take this,” I say.

“Okay, then.” Drake is annoyed, but he also knows it’s time for a break.

I walk off the stage and answer.

“Hello, Axel. I’ve come up with an idea.”

“Mom, I can’t speak long. I’m practicing.”

“Okay. Well, let me explain my thinking this morning. Since I’m only in town for a few days before you go on tour, I’ll like to meet up with Maddie.”

“Okay. And?”

“And I would like to meet her mom.”

I sigh.

“You heard what Maddie said last night, right? Her mom lives in Wisconsin. She can’t just fly down here.”

“And you’re a multi-millionaire rockstar, remember? Surely a private jet is something you can afford.”

“I’m not worried about a private jet,” I say. “I’m more worried about Maddie’s reaction to me flying her mom halfway across the country.”

“But imagine if you did, Axel.”

Oh, Mom sure is pushy.

I sigh again. Mom stays quiet. She knows I can’t say no to her.

“Sure, I’ll do it. Anything for you, Mom. I’ll get Lucas to look into things.”

“Excellent. Thank you, Axel.”

After we say our goodbyes, I head back to the stage. Lucas is standing there by the front, talking with Drake. When he spots me, he comes bounding over.

“How’s Maddie and you after your first night? I trust it went well. How is she?”

I like how caring he is for her. Lucas can be all business, but there’s also a caring heart underneath the suit, and that’s why I love the man like a brother.

“She’s surprisingly okay about everything. She’s better than okay.”

“Good,” Lucas replies. “I knew she’ll be a level-headed match. You didn’t fuck her, did you? Please tell me you didn’t.”

“No, Lucas.”

Though things got so dangerously close…

“Even better. Keep your hands off her, you understand?”

“I do.”

“We all know your spells.”

“And so do a lot of women.”