Page 2 of Harmony

“Emerald Phoenix’s drummer is not going to fill in for Dragon,” Maddie says. “He has his own band.”

I sigh. Maddie’s right. “Then Brock is their only choice.”

“If they have to cancel this tour… Jesse and Rory are going to be so disappointed. This tour could have meant their careers, and it meant so much to our family.”

“I understand more than you know. I’m going to fix this, Maddie. If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to fix this for your brother.”

Chapter One

Jesse

Emergency rooms in the UK apparently aren’t called emergency rooms. They’re called A&E, or the accident and emergency department, part of the National Health Service hospitals. They also don’t require any up-front payment.

Still, someone—I’m so hazy I couldn’t pick him or her out of a lineup—hands me a clipboard of paperwork to fill out for Dragon.

And it hits me—how very little I know about him. I know his age but not his date of birth. I know his first name and his last name. I’m not even sure of his address. I know where he lives, but I never think about the number on the house where he rents a room.

But one thing I can state as fact.

He’s had a drug problem in the past, and he’s been through rehab at least once.

I fill in as much information as I can, and then I take the clipboard back to the clerk on duty. “I’m sorry. This is all I have. We’re from the United States.”

“Good enough, then.” She takes it from me and wrinkles her brow. “Dragon?”

“That’s his name. He claims it’s on his birth certificate, though I have to admit I’ve never seen it.”

“Do you have his passport, dear?”

His passport. That would help. “It’s probably back in the hotel room. I wasn’t exactly thinking about grabbing it when he was passed out cold.”

“Not a problem.” She flips through the papers on the clipboard. “We’ll get all the information eventually. Go ahead and have a seat. The doctors will keep you updated.”

“Thank you.”

I turn, but her voice interrupts me once more.

“Sorry. What’s your relationship to the patient?”

I shrug. “Friend. Roommate.”

She cocks her head, and for the first time I notice she’s gray-haired with blue eyes. “He’s your roommate, and you don’t know his address?”

“Sorry.” My vision blurs for a second, and I blink to refocus. “I meant roommate here, in London. Not at home. I wrote the name of our hotel on the form, but again, I don’t know the address. I could look it up for you.”

“You don’t need to do that. Very good, then.” She removes the papers from the clipboard and begins tapping on her computer.

Apparently that means I’m done this time.

I’m not even sure what time it is.

I pull out my phone and check. Still morning. I haven’t had any breakfast, but I can’t eat.

I have two texts—one from Maddie and one from Brianna, both asking how Dragon is.

Another text pops up, this one from Cage asking the same thing.

I don’t know what to say.

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