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“Oh…hi, Jesse,” Brianna says, her voice shaking. “You know Zane, right? From Emerald Phoenix?”
“I do.” I shoot darts at him with my gaze. “What exactly are you doing here?”
“I thought I’d purchase these lovely ladies a drink.”
I absently close my hand into a fist. “It might interest you to know thatthese lovely ladiesare only twenty-two years old, and that one”—I point—“is my sister.”
Zane’s eyebrows shoot upward. “Sorry, dude. I didn’t know.”
“You want to buy them a drink? Knock yourself out. I’ll be coming along.”
Zane pauses a moment. He didn’t have a drink in mind, and we both know it. I weigh the pros and cons of my actions in my head. Zane is Jett’s second-in-command. If I piss him off, we could be kicked off the tour.
But this is my sister…
And Brianna…
Yeah, I know where my loyalty has to lie.
“Sure,” Zane says, trying to save face. “Come on. Let’s head to the bar.”
I pull Maddie back. “You two go ahead.” When they’re out of earshot, I place my hands on her shoulders and lower my voice. “What the hell are you thinking?”
“I…”
“Madeline Jolie Pike, I forbid this.”
She swats my hands away. “You’re not my father, Jesse. And even if you were, I’m a grown woman.”
“Grown women don’t take strange men up to their rooms.”
“We weren’t going to—”
“Save it. You think I don’t know what rock stars are like? Zane Michaels is a player. Everybody knows it. I can’t believe you and Brianna were going to go through with it.”
She glances down at the floor. “Don’t blame Brianna. I talked her into it.”
“I blame you both. What the hell were you thinking?”
“It’s not like I’ve ever done anything like this before, Jesse.”
“Good. You’re not going to start now.”
“But it’s Zane Michaels,” she says.
“You think I give a fuck? You’re my little sister, Maddie. This isnothappening.”
“You can’t stop it.”
“The hell I can’t.” I step toward the bar, Maddie following me meekly. Zane and Brianna are already sitting down at the table, talking to a server.
“Bring the best bourbon you’ve got for the lady,” Zane says. “And I’ll have the same.” He looks to us. “Oh good, the rest of our party is here. What will you have?”
“I’ll have what you’re having,” I say dryly.
“Awesome, and you, beautiful?” He eyes Maddie.
“Sidecar,” she says, her lips trembling.
