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Cutting my gaze to her face, I saw her eyes widen and her tongue wet her lips. I shot her a wink, delighted at the way she bounced in excitement.
Oh yes, she’d make excellent company tonight. I could envision her bouncing just like that on my dick.
The set ended and I made a surreptitious gesture at Rhys, my guard. He rolled his eyes but nodded, knowing the drill by now.
Giving the crowd a final wave, I turned to follow my bandmates off stage. Luca had already vanished, no doubt wanting to get the inevitable meet and greets over with so he could track down his reporter. Kai was prowling off into the wings, barely slowing as he handed his guitar to the waiting tech.
“Hey, Kai,” I called, rushing after him. “Wait up.”
He didn’t hear me. His long legs didn’t pause for a second as he strode out of sight.
“Umm, Silas?” A small voice had me pulling to a stop. “Can I take that from you?”
I turned my charming grin on the cute techie, making her blush intensify. “Of course, sorry about that.”
“No problem,” she said breathlessly, peeking at me from under long eyelashes. “Do you have plans tonight? I was thinking maybe we could…hang out?”
Oh fuck. I winced internally. This was why I shouldn’t fuck the crew. Don’t get me wrong, the night I’d shared with Annie had been hot. But I had a firm policy of no repeats, something I was clear about upfront.
Sadly, like many I’d messed around with, Annie was hoping to be the one to change my mind. In a way, I wished she could. It wasn’t that I was opposed to settling down, but I’d yet to find someone whose company I could stand to be in for longer than a fuck.
Someone other than Kai, obviously. Being around him was as easy as breathing. Why was it so hard to find that same simplicity with someone else?
That was why I had the no-repeats policy. The last thing I wanted was for someone to catch feelings I wouldn’t be able to return.
“Sorry, hun.” I flashed her an apologetic grin. “I’ve already got plans.”
Hurt flickered over her face before she replaced it with a determined smile. “Well, you know where I am.”
“Sure,” I replied easily before walking away.
There wasn’t a chance of that happening. I caught sight of the blonde from the audience waiting at the front of the meet-and-greet line. She spotted me, her face lighting up as she gave me a coy wave.
With Kai as my bestie and an endless line of beautiful women waiting to keep me company, I didn’t need repeats.
Like I said, I was living the perfect life.
Chapter seven
Kai
Islammedthedoorbehind me, falling back on it and covering my face with my hands.
Why did I keep putting myself through this?
I pushed the heel of my hands against my eyes until my vision turned white. It didn’t help. I could still picture Silas’s mouth inches away from mine. Feel the heat from his body. Hear his heavy breaths even with my earpiece in.
“Kai? Open up, man.”
“Fuck off,” I growled at Arlo.
The doorknob rattled before Luca called through. “Come on, Kai. Don’t shut yourself away.”
I thudded my head against the door before relenting and letting him in. “You two need to learn to take a hint.”
“No, you need to learn to stop shutting yourself away when you’re hurting.” Luca’s tone was matter-of-fact as they strode in. Arlo flopped onto the sofa while Luca closed the door and stood in front of it. He crossed his arms over his chest, his stance wide. “Why’d you keep doing this to yourself?”
“Fuck if I know.” My words were clipped as I busied myself with a drink. “Sometimes I think I like the pain.”
