Published on June 28th 2016
Genre(s): Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
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Aishe is running. Running from the burn of a love she knows will consume her.
Running from a soul mate she’s never even met.
If only she hadn’t been hired as a merch girl for the hottest indie band on earth.
If only she’d never laid eyes on its front man, Emil—intense, sexy, and so unlike the men of her culture.
If only she hadn’t fallen onto his lips, then into his bed.
If only her flame hadn’t exploded into a full-on forest fire.
If only Emil’s heart didn’t belong to someone else.***
Emil is running. Running from a broken heart.
Running from who he was with her.
If only Zoe hadn’t left.
If only Aishe hadn’t been right there.
If only she hadn’t been so damn gorgeous—insistent—different.
If only he could control himself around her.
If. Only.
EMIL
I’m in a foul mood. We’re traveling tonight, finally, but Bo and Nadia are whispering in their back lounge suite of the tour bus. For once he’s not consoling her.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea,” Nadia says, keeping it quiet because I’m right outside. I hate to be kept in the dark. There are things I don’t want to be bothered with, sure, but the choice should be mine.
“You know how she is, darling. It’s not like you can stop her. She’ll be here whether you want it or not, and honestly, it’ll be good. She’ll be of comfort to you.”
Nadia hushes him. “What about… it’s going to be horrible for…”
Bo gets up and shuts the door, literally in my face. What the fuck? Now I have to turn the light on in the bunk area. I was relying on daylight from the lounge to see what I’m throwing into my dirty laundry bag. While eavesdropping.
“Zoe,” I hear from in there. “Dot, dot, something-something, dot.”
Goddammit! I slam the door back open and glare at the two of them. “Zee’s flying out?”
There’s that silence again. Bo veils himself in studious unresponsiveness, but Nadia’s got deer-in-headlights eyes. She opens and closes her mouth. Then she opts for grabbing her frilly little home-crocheted blanket and pulling it tighter around her.
“Bo. Nadia. If Zoe’s coming out—” I can’t finish what I’m thinking. I want it so damn bad. “Is she? Because I want her to.”
“No, she isn’t,” Nadia murmurs, dark eyes concerned beneath her lashes.
Bo sends her an apologetic glance before returning to me. “Yeah. She is. I’m buying her a ticket.”
Nadia draws in a deep breath, irises floating in moisture. “Babe, it’s better that I head back home. I could hang out with Zoe during her off-weekend. It’d be the same price since you’re paying either way. Plus I’d water our plants.”
And then I’m witness to them staring deeply into each other’s eyes, both wanting and needing the best for the other. It’s so fucking—
Okay, I am glad for them. I love them both like siblings, but sometimes it’s hard to take in when someone flaunts so readily what you lack in your own life.
“I want her to come out,” I repeat. There’s some tiny animal in my throat talking for me. I sound… not like myself.
“Shit,” Nadia says, which isn’t her at all. “See what you’re doing, Bo?” Her expression tightens as she meets my stare, braver than she was a moment ago.
“Emil, if she ends up coming out this weekend, it’s only because she wants to keep me company.”
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