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Chapter 1
Jade
“Watch out!” One of the roadies shouted and shoved Jade, causing her to fall. She landed hard several feet away, bouncing her hip off the wooden stage.
A masculine cry of pain and a metallic crash rang through the venue when a piece from the stage lighting rig hit the roadie first then struck the theater’s stage — right where Jade just stood.
Jade’s heart pounded wildly, and her breathing sped up as adrenaline pumped through her body.
The roadie who shoved her, a young man with brown hair, groaned from where he lay on the floor.
Jade pushed herself up and staggered over to him, where she fell to her knees beside him.
“Are you okay?”
“I think my shoulder’s dislocated,” he gritted between clenched teeth.
“Okay. Stay still. I’ll call for help.”
She pulled her phone out of her pocket and dialed 911, her voice breathy as she rattled off the venue information and asked them to hurry.
When she hung up, she shoved her phone in her pocket and tucked a hand beneath his head, offering a small cushion against the hard stage.
He grimaced and clutched his shoulder.
“Shhhh, shhhh. Don’t move. Help will be here soon,” she said. “Thank you for saving me.”
The young roadie’s eyes met hers, and he nodded.
One of her band’s security guards, Max, ran onto the stage first. He used his earpiece radio to call for backup. He knelt by them, pulled off his SECURITY overshirt, and tucked it under the roadie’s head. Jade removed her hand and sat back out of the way.
“What hurts?” he asked.
“Shoulder,” the roadie grunted.
Max carefully ran his fingers over the man’s shoulder and felt on it, making him hiss. She heard chatter over Max’s headset but couldn’t make out the words.
Max said, “It may be dislocated, but I don’t think anything’s broken. Try not to move. The medics are in the lobby. Two minute ETA.” He turned to Jade. “You okay?”
Her hip throbbed from the impact and would probably bruise, but she didn’t think her injury was serious. Her heartbeat began returning to normal.
She nodded. “Yeah, I’m okay.”
Max looked at the broken rig on the stage. “What a crazy accident,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like this, and I’ve been working band security for fifteen years.”
“I wonder what happened.”
“Not sure.” He shook his head.
Soon, the EMTs arrived and checked the roadie over. They helped him onto a stretcher and headed for the hospital.
The rest of the band and a few spectators gathered around the stage to see what happened.
Jade pulled her phone out of her pocket when the EMTs left. When she unlocked the screen, she noticed a new text message from an unknown number. “If I can’t have you, no one can. You made a mistake fucking the pretty boy fan last night. That light may have missed you this time, but you’ll get your punishment soon. ~~No longer your BiggesT fan.”
Goosebumps broke out on Jade’s skin. She looked around to see if she could locate the sender but no one looked suspicious. The lighting rig’s fall wasn’t an accident. And the culprit was nearby if he’d watched his attack fail.
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