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I wouldn’t.

“Swan,” Maya called, following me.

“Can’t. I have so much to do.” I grabbed the oven mitt and took the cookies out. “How long did you know about this?” I looked up to catch her wince.

“A little while.”

I placed the tray on top of the burners, shoulders dropping. “You knew if I had time, I’d say yes and then back out.”

“Um, maybe.”

Groaning, I swiped a hand over my face. Even when my hand was still in the oven mitt. “I’m that predictable.” I hated that I was.

Removing the oven mitt, I turned to Maya, and she smiled. “I should have told you when I managed to get the tickets. Sorry.”

Snorting, I shook my head. “It’s okay. I guess, well, let’s go and see what I have to wear.”

Oh God, I think I’m going to vomit.

“I should have asked how many tickets you managed to get,” I said as I looked up at Maya’s husband, Texas.

Maya rolled her eyes and leaned back into Texas when he curled his arm across her chest. “He got his own ticket. Didn’t like us going alone in this big crowd.”

Understandable. It was very busy and noisy. Both made my skin crawl.

I turned around. “And you two?”

Ruin grinned; he was also a member of the Hawks Motorcycle Club. “We didn’t know you lot were comin’. Taro’s a huge fan. He got our tickets.”

Taro, or Wolf, as everyone else but Ruin called him, stared at his husband blandly. “I would not say a huge fan. I merely enjoy his music.”

“Right.” I nodded. “And you?” I asked the man standing behind Ruin and Wolf with his arms clasped behind his back as he searched the crowd.

“I go where Wolf goes,” Ryo replied while he kept looking at everyone. Of course that would be his answer. He was Wolf’s personal guard.

I’d heard that Wolf had many enemies from the time his family dealt in nefarious activities.

Though I wasn’t sure why Ryo needed to protect Wolf and Ruin within a group of fangirling women.

Then again, the guys were getting admired a lot. Same as Texas and even the other man who I’d just met.

“Okay.” I nodded again. “And then you?”

“He’s mine, so I go where he does.” Link nodded towards Ryo.

Ryo blushed and scowled at Link. “I’m not yours.”

Link winked at him. “Not what you said this mornin’.”

Wolf told me, “They will be staying outside as we enter the building.”

“I wouldn’t have taken you as a groupie, Wolf,” Texas said with a smirk.

Wolf glared at Texas. “I am not a groupie.”

Ruin chuckled, which caused Wolf to elbow him.

They were all a great distraction for me, but the closer in line we moved to the door where he would be, the more my body reacted.

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