Page 17 of Living on the Edge

Itreallyneeds to stop.

“So Rockin’ with Ryleigh is fake?” he asks.

That snaps me out of my lusty reverie.

“Of course not! I would never lie. Sometimes you have to embellish, though. People want to be informedandentertained. That’s why social media is so popular.”

“But you would fake it if it meant keeping your job.”

“I never said that.”

“You didn’t have to.”

“Don’t put words in my mouth,” I say, scowling. “I’m not a liar. And I happen to have integrity.”

“You just said you can fake anything.” He slowly gets to his feet. “How does integrity fit into that?”

“It was a figure of speech.”

Jesus, how did we go from mild flirting to questioning my integrity in the blink of an eye?

“When people show you who they are, you should believe them.” He paraphrases Maya Angelou, which might impress me if I wasn’t so annoyed.

“Whatever veiled insult you have going on with that statement is bullshit,” I snap. “To be honest, I’m offended.”

“Maybe you should think about why that is.”

Our eyes meet and the sparks are so intense I can practically see them.

I just can’t tell if he wants to insult me some more or kiss me.

And I don’t like the disparity.

Right now, I don’t like him.

“Thanks for the steak, but I think it’s time for you to go.” I put down my fork with a thump.

There’s a beat of uncomfortable silence before he starts to walk away.

He pauses at the door and then turns back to look at me. “If you’re here looking for information that’s going to hurt us, trust me when I say I’ll do everything in my power to stop you.”

I glare at him. “If you don’t want me to write things that will hurt the band, then maybe you shouldn’t do them in the first place.”

He opens his mouth but snaps it shut.

Then he opens the door and walks out, letting it close softly behind him.

What the fuck just happened?

Chapter5

Angus

I don’t knowwhat it is about Ryleigh that gets under my skin, but something about her rubs me the wrong way.

I’m sure part of it is the fact that she’s hot, but my gut tells me she’s here for more than some happy little story about the trials and tribulations of being a new band.

No, she has a goal.

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