Page 79 of Edge of Heaven

Especially once Crimson Edge leaves the tour.

Callum is getting meaner and more demanding, and as much as I love my son, I’m not sure how much more I have to give.

Chapter27

Mick

I’m waitingin the hallway for Karnal Death to take the stage, but Taryn doesn’t appear. I know she’s here because I saw her, but she didn’t make eye contact and I can tell something is wrong.

Finally, when I can’t stand it anymore, I head into the wings.

Taryn is standing on the side of the stage, her body stiff as she gazes in the direction of the stage.

She’s not enjoying the show, but she also seems rooted to the spot.

I amble in that direction casually, bobbing my head in time to the music so that it doesn’t seem strange that I’m hanging out.

“Hey.” I have to yell since it’s loud as fuck.

“I can’t talk to you,” she yells back. “Callum is on a tear.”

“What’s going on?”

“I’m fine, but he’s being extra possessive and wanted me to stand where he can see me for the whole show.”

Jesus fucking Christ.

“Go the bathroom and I’ll meet you there.”

She hesitates but finally nods.

I decide not to wait with her and make a show of talking to a couple of the roadies, grabbing a beer one of them offers me and chatting up their tour manager, who’s probably the only decent human being out of the whole bunch of them.

I guzzle the beer, crush it in my hand, and saunter off like I’m just partying.

Then I make a beeline for the bathrooms in the hallway. I’m not sure which one she went to but I’ll find her.

Luckily, she’s in the first one I check, leaning against the sink with an inscrutable look on her face. “What’s wrong, babe?” I ask softly.

“Nothing.”

That’s a lie, but I don’t want to call her on it when she’s nestled in my arms.

“Does he know we were together the other night?”

“No.” She shakes her head. “He’s just such a jerk. He told me he knows I’m going to leave him as soon as he pays the last payment for Toby and he’s going to make me earn every penny.”

My blood runs cold.

What does that even mean?

Is he talking about sex or something more nefarious?

I’m almost afraid to ask.

“Babe, let me fix this.”

For the first time, she hesitates.

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