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Razar inclined his head. “Naturally.”
“I would also require a different venue other than the arena. Something more suitable for smaller audiences, like a concert hall.”
“That can be arranged,” Magnus agreed after a moment.
“You can have anything you want,” Brielle broke in, too excited to wait any longer. “Just agree, and we’ll make it happen.”
“Diva,” Razar groaned. “You can’t just—”
“What?” Brielle asked innocently. “Why waste time bantering back and forth when we are going to give her anything she wants anyway?”
Ayla laughed. “Then, I agree. I’ve been hoping for an opportunity like this. Right, brother?”
Artem nodded. “If we stay here, I will need a residence close to my sister.”
“What about one of the guest villas on the island?” Brielle suggested. “What if you just kept the one you are staying in now and made it your home?”
“That would work nicely. We will also need to discuss housing for the rest of the band and crew. I’ll make a list, and we can set up a time to go over all of the terms once the concert is finished.”
Razar smiled. “Great. Now, that that’s settled, Evo told me you have dessert here. I haven’t eaten in hours, and I’m starving.”
“Dessert?” Brielle perked up. “What kind of dessert?”
“Strawberry and cream cake,” Ayla said, getting to her feet. She took the other female’s hand and pulled her toward the doorway leading inside. “It’s my favorite, and Evo was kind enough to order us a big one. How do you like living on this planetoid so far? Maybe you can give me a tour of your favorite places sometime.”
“I would love that!”
As the females disappeared inside, Zenix got to his feet. “We were eating dinner when Evo informed us you were on your way here. We can order something for you if—”
“What were you eating? Never mind, I can smell whatever it is from here. I’ll just finish whatever you have left,” Razar called over his shoulder as he hurried inside.
“We weren’t actually done,” Zenix said belatedly.
“Well, you are now.” Magnus slapped him on the shoulder. “But now, we can have some cake.”
Zenix gestured him in, then waited for Artem to enter the house before he followed them inside. Instead, the D’Aire male paused by the doorway.
“What?” Artem probed curiously. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“That’s it? Just…welcome to the family?” Zenix frowned. “Aren’t you going to warn me not to hurt your sister or something?”
Artem shot him an amused look that was the equivalent of a condescending pat on the head. “Zenix Li, you have a lot to learn. You are my sister’s keeper, and because of that, we are family. I have no need to warn you of anything because if you are ever stupid enough to hurt my beloved sister, there are millions of people all around the known universe who would gladly tear you into tiny little pieces for me. I wouldn’t even have to lift a finger to ensure you paid dearly.”
Strangely, that made Zenix feel better. “Okay, then. Let’s go have some cake and discuss security for the concert.”
“Now, that is something we can agree on.”
Chapter Seven
The night ofthe concert, Ayla set the stage on fire…literally and figuratively.
As she began singing the final song of her set, the crowd screamed and cheered. It wasn’t a song they knew, so they couldn’t sing the lyrics along with her. Still, they were going wild since it was the first time they were hearing the brand-new theme song she’d created for the Evolution game.
As pyrotechnics burst to life around the stage and sparklers rained down from above, Ayla danced and sang her ass off. A group of dancers performed the choreography perfectly, and when she hit the chorus, Ayla fell into step with them. The crowd went crazy as she performed the seductive moves along with her dancers, and she was glad the sparkly skinsuit she was wearing was made of a material with a lot of give as she went into a series of acrobatic flips and spins.
When she skipped away from the group to focus on singing again, the dancers spread out on the stage, making sure the entire audience felt included in the performance. It might have looked random, but every moment on stage had been carefully planned.
Ayla had been nervous while she had waited for the other acts to perform, but all of that had faded away the moment she had stepped out on the stage. She had rocked all of her songs, but she was always a little unsure when performing something new. Now, as she sang the chorus ofEvolution of Usfor the second time, the crowd began singing it along with her.
