Page 33 of Wild Blades

What is wrong with me tonight?

I can almost hear Ezra’s brain ticking over and predict what he’s about to ask next. “Soooo, will you go sign some autographsand take some selfies so that we can go have some fun?” Looking over the lip of his glass, he’s wearing those puppy dog eyes that always get him his own way. Mainly with women.

I groan.Knew that was coming. “No.”

“C’mon.” Myles jumps on board like a giddy cheerleader. “Her friends are fucking hot. Especially the blond one.”

“No.”

Ezra’s persistent. He won’t stop. “Why not? I like the redhead. Killer legs.”

“Just no.”

Myles’ breathy, high tones mimic Kali’s earlier words. “C’mon, be agood boy.”

“I hate you both.”

“I’m your best friend.” Myles lays his head on my shoulder and strokes my bicep as if I am a cat. “Go on. I’m only here for the weekend. Let me have a little fun, Wade. Please.” He’s being stupid. He gets more pussy than the three of us combined. Being a musician has its perks.

“For fuck’s sake.” I move in the direction of Kali’s table and witness my two dickhead friends fist bump each other. “Assholes,” I mutter as I try to ignore the way my body and my cock are reacting to Kali tonight.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Kali

“Brace yourself, girls,” I warn my two friends as I reach for my glass and suck my drink through the straw.

I can feel the skin of my cheeks heating as my eyes lock with Wade’s and never break contact. Our stare feels intimate, and yet at the same time, it’s not. We’re in a nightclub swarming with people.

“Is that Wade Collins?”

“Who’s the hottie to his left? Is he a surfer?”

“Holy shit, who is the other guy? He’s hot.”

“Do you know them? Please say you know them, Kali?”

Ellis and Joy sound like a pair of jabbering macaws during mating season.

All single at present… how the three of us all ended up single at the same time is beyond me. All they’ve harped on about since we decided to come to Euphoria following the meal we have together most Fridays is how I never hook up with anyone and how it makes them feel bad because they can’t leave me if they hook up. One-night stands are a big fat no for me.

But watch out ladies, tonight might just be your lucky night, because as I hoped, Wade has brought each of them a gift.

I hope it shuts them up and gets them off my back.

“Evening.” Wade nods politely. “Can we join you because my two idiot friends here like your friends?” He thumbs either side of him, pointing to them.

I burst out laughing at his up-front question, embarrassing his friends but they stand there, grinning at his stupidity.

“Absolutely.” Ellis waves her hand at the three available seats across from us. “But I would much prefer to dance.” She stands and walks over to them as Joy follows her.

I’ve yet to take my eyes off Wade. Can’t. It’s as if they have a life of their own this evening.

Before Wade gets the opportunity to sit, Ellis and Joy are introducing themselves to him, and he informs them quickly that he and I are working together.

They aren’t remotely interested in Wade, though. Thankfully.

I say thankfully because we have work to do and we might as well take advantage of a little free publicity while he’s here. Not thankfully, because I like him or anything. No, nothing like that, even though I sort of caught myself staring at the color of his eyes the other day while in a meeting with Leon, which freaked me out. Maybe spending time with him outside of work will help to clear my foolish obsession with his blue gems that look like they’ve been struck by bolts of lightning and shine brighter than a star.

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