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and then redoubled. Whoever was out there was a persistent fucker, Shane would give him that.
He d laid into the doorbell for a good five minutes before he started on the whole knocking
routine. No one else had stuck around that long, which meant it was probably Nicky.
Shane sighed again and got to his feet. By his estimate, Luck and Moonlight had
probably just started the weeklong break between the Pittsburgh concert and the one in New
York the following Friday. He could only ignore his brother for so long. They hadn t spoken
since the argument in Chicago, though Nick had sent him over a dozen irate text messages,
alternately calling him a selfish asshole and telling him to man up and stop being such a fucking
chick. Nick didn t understand. He likely never would. As far as Shane knew, he d never been in
love, maybe not even in like, with someone. Nicky didn t think about things like relationships or
commitment. All he thought about was sex, drugs, booze, and food. Probably in that order too.
Shane trudged over to the door, toeing aside Styrofoam takeout containers and empty
beer bottles. His condo was a disaster, but he d kicked the maid out when she d shown up to
clean on Monday, and he hadn t been able to work up the motivation to do it himself. He wanted
to wallow in his angst for a while longer before he decided just what the hell he was going to
do about Luck, about Kayden/Jesse. Part of Shane never wanted to see him again. Just the
thought of that beautiful, flawless face twisted his stomach. He couldn t mesh the idea of Jesse
with Kayden in his mind, and when he tried, the pain and the betrayal made his head feel like it
was going to explode. But another part of him still wanted Jesse, despite it all. And that hurt too.
Maybe more than anything else.
When Shane reached the door, he didn t bother with the peephole, just unlocked it and
pulled it open. The security in his building wouldn t let anyone through who wasn t on his list of
approved guests, and there were only a handful of people allowed access to his floor. Look,
Nicky, I already told you
The words died on his lips when he saw who stood in the hallway. It was Kayden, but not
the aloof, glamorous rock star he d come to know. Kayden was dressed down in a navy blue
hoodie and a pair of tight-fitting dark-washed jeans. His pale blond hair was mussed, not in its
usual, sleek forward comb. And as Kayden stared up at him, Shane realized that his eyes weren t
their customary sea green either. They were gray, the color of steel.
Jesse s eyes.
Shane turned away from the door, unable to stand the sight of them. Oh, God. He hadn t
seen that color in so long. He d forgotten just how deeply they had always affected him. Jesse s
eyes had always been his best feature. As much as that calm, unwavering look Jesse used to give
him when they were teenagers had driven him mad, he d secretly loved having those eyes on
him. Had ever since the moment he d first seen Jesse without his glasses and the power of those
eyes hit him full force in the solar plexus, knocking the breath right out of him.
Can I come in? Kayden s accent was gone. No, not entirely gone, but barely there. Just
a mild hint instead of the crisp British accent Shane was used to hearing.
Shane didn t answer. He headed toward his kitchen without looking back, knowing that
Kayden would follow. He hadn t been knocking at the door for over fifteen minutes without
some kind of motive. Probably he d been sent by the label to try to talk Shane into rejoining the
tour. Well, if that was the case, they d made the wrong fucking call. Not that anyone else would
have been able to convince him either, but having Kayden there was a blow, fuel on the fire of
rage and pain that burned inside him. Nothing good could come of it.
How did you get up here? Shane asked when he heard Kayden step into the kitchen
behind him. They shouldn t have let you in.
I bribed the security guard with an autograph for his daughter.
I should have him fired.
But you won t.
Shane opened the refrigerator and pulled out a beer. He turned to face Kayden as he
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