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Prologue

Grant

Why was I here? What was the fking purpose? Had I gotten this bad? Really? In the past, I’d been able to shake her loose and walk away Nannette had been otten needy And I’d liked it Soet under my skin I had wanted to be wanted—I was that pathetic My dad rarely called me; my o

I was screwed the hell up

It was tio Nan had neededRush, her brother and safe place, to his new life with his wife and child Not that Rush wouldn’t welcome her with open arms—it was just that she was such a bitch All she had to do was accept Rush’s wife, Blaire That was it But the stubborn woman wouldn’t do it

Mine had been the arms she’d run into, and like a fool I had opened them up for her Now, all I had was a lot of daed heart She hadn’t claimed it Not completely But she had touched a place no one else had She had needed me No one had ever needed me It had made me weak

To provefor her, waiting on her She was running wild again, and Rush wasn’t co up his Super to Nan’s side were over I had wanted that As sick as it was, I had wanted to be her hero Damn, I was a psy

“Drink, kid Fuck knows you need it,” Kiro, Nan’s father, said as he shoved a half-eer of the endary rock band in the world Slacker Des still skyrocketed to number one whenever they released a new album

I started to argue but changed ht I needed a drink I didn’t think about where the dude’s mouth had been when I touched the rim of the bottle to my lips and tipped it back

“You’re a sure is why the hell you’re putting up with Nan’s shit,” Kiro said as he sank down onto the white leather sofa across from me He was in a pair of black skinny jeans and a silver shirt, unbuttoned and hanging open Tattoos covered his chest and arms Women still went crazy over him It wasn’t his looks He was too das would do that to you But he was Kiro That was all that mattered to them

“You gonna ignore hter and I can’t put up with her Da a pull off a joint

“That’s enough, Daddy” Theits way into my fantasies lately came from the doorway

“There’s irl She’s cohter he actually loved The one he hadn’t abandoned Harlow Manning was breathtaking She didn’t look like a rock star’s kid She looked like an innocent, sweet country girl, with long, dark hair and eyes thatname

“I was going to see if you planned on eating dinner at ho out,” she said I watched as she stepped into the roonored me That only made me smile

She didn’t like e reception Both times hadn’t ended well

“I was thinkin’ of going out I need to party a little I’ve stayed inside this house too da”

“Oh Okay,” she said in that soft voice that I sas intoxicating

Kiro frowned “You lonely? Locking yourself away in that rooirl?”

I couldn’t take my eyes off Harlow She rarely caot why she didn’t like Harlow She was eaten up with jealousy where Harloas concerned Even if it wasn’t Harlow’s fault that Kiro loved her and didn’t seeive a shit about Nan Harlow lit up a room when she walked into it There was a peacefulness about her that was hard to explain It et close to her and see if you could soak it in She made it easy for someone as selfish as Kiro to love her Nan made it hard for nor

“No, I’ to wait and eat with you if you planned to eat here If not, I’ll just eat a sandwich in my room”

Kiro started shaking his head “I don’t like that You’re in there too ht Grant is here and he needs souy Talk to hiether while he waits for Nan to return”

Harlow stiffened and finally glanced my way, but only for a moment “I don’t think so”

“Come on, don’t be a snob Grant’s a family friend He’s Rush’s brother Have dinner with him”