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He seemed nothing like the wild, savage rockstar I’d met at the venue. In his studio, Levi was calm but enthusiastic. His lively energy was infectious and entertaining. No wonder he held his audience captive when he took the stage. His charm was otherworldly.
For hours, we melted into a comfortable flow. Levi and I worked together on creating a beat and deciding the pace for the first song. I hadn’t worked in person with another artist in so long, I’d forgotten the joy that often accompanied it.
Unfortunately, the amusement of collaboration never lasted. In every large project, heads were bound to clash as visions went in separate directions. Shortly after midday, I found myself increasingly irritable.
I watched Levi through the glass, pacing in the recording room. He gripped one of his many guitars, plucking at the strings. His head bobbed in time with whatever riff he worked on in his imagination.
A clear light went off in his head. Levi approached the microphone and said, “Alright, let’s run it again.”
This would be the tenth time he attempted to sing the song. Each time I became progressively disappointed. When I’d thought of him singing the song the night before, it didn’t mirror his current vocals. He had an entirely different view of the music.
I pressed a button on the control panel. A second later, the intro riff we’d created played through my headphones. Levi nodded along, counting the beats.
His fingers moved with skill over the guitar strings. Each time he played, my eyes latched onto the sight of his digits flying and plucking. My heart leapt, and my foot tapped along.
The intro came and Levi belted the first few lines. “Devils’ delight in the night. Temptations rise when you say my name.”
“Cut!” I slammed the button and shut off the music. Exasperated, I jerked off the headphones. I groaned loudly into my hands before tugging at the ends of my hair.
He shoved open the door to the recording room, brows pinched in frustration. His hands went up in the air. “What is it this time?”
“You’re singing it wrong,” I told him.
“You keep saying that. How am I singing it wrong, Diana?” His head arched back, glaring at the black painted ceiling. The flat annoyance in his tone kicked up a notch of my aggression.
“You sound bored.” I grit my teeth to hold back a biting remark.
Levi’s shoulders deflated as his head rolled back to me. He released the guitar, using the strap over his shoulder to let it rest against his abdomen. He rubbed his large palm over his face, blinking rapidly as if to clear his mood.
Powerless to control my temper, I rose from the chair and continued. “You sound hopelessly bored. You’re supposed to be one of the best rock stars in the world, and yet you can’t even sing this right.”
Cocksure and proud, Levi jerked his chin up. “I am one of the best.”
“Yet you can’t do this right,” I bit back, steadily approaching him.
Levi looked down his nose at me. The irritation simmered into something else before my eyes. His full lips gradually lifted into a teasing curve. “Then you sing it. Show me how it’s done.”
Surely, he didn’t intend for that to sound so erotically charged. Yet my thighs flexed instinctively when I halted across from him.
I glanced over my shoulder at the sound booth, stealing a breath for my brittle resolve.
When I faced forward and caught his eyes again, I poked one finger near his chest. “How about you get better at singing? This song is for you to sing, and I’m tired of listening to you butcher it.”
Levi’s gaze darkened, narrowing down at me. “You should stop being so mean to me, Diana.”
“Or what?” I sneered, poking my finger into the center of his chest.
Powerful fingers clasped entirely over my hand. The shock of warmth from his palm caused my breath to lurch in my throat. He pulled my hand down and caught my eyes in a heated stare.
A teasing threat rolled off his tongue. “Otherwise, I might fall in love with you.”
Seven
I turned into stone despite the raging blood coursing under my skin. My lips parted in a silent breath as my eyes dropped to his mouth. Something unwanted and sharp coiled between my thighs. A whisper of longing invaded my thoughts.
“Shut up,” I snatched my hand. Breathing fast, I whirled around and stepped away. There wasn’t enough air in the studio to clear my head.
Levi threw his head back, and a rumbling laughter filled the room. My hands curled into fists at my sides with each second that arrogant prick chuckled at my expense.
