Page 43 of Broken Harmony
And the girl whom I’ve been hung up on all these years is moving on and starting a new life.
Money might help in a hell of a lot of ways, but it really doesn’t buy happiness. Not when the things that will make you happy can’t be bought.
But hey, I have it all, right? So, I don’t get the right to complain. I’ll put a smile on my face, work my ass off as always, and go until I have nothing left in me.
I couldn’t quit, even if I wanted to. Julia has made sure of that.
Maybe she’s sensed my burnout, my shift in attitude towards this life, because she cornered me a few weeks ago and used that lovely Alpha bark on me to keep going. Do as I’m told and everything will be okay.
Yeah, maybe when I’m dead.
Liam is nowhere to be found, which is odd because he’s always lurking in the shadows.
“I just got a text from Liam. He’s going to be here soon; he’s dealing with something to do with a few of the other staff members. He asked us to walk you to the green room. Will you be okay in there while we head down to the meet and greet?” Skyler asks.
“Yeah, of course. I’ll just lock the door when you go, and lie down on the couch.”
Once the guys drop me off, I lock the door after them as promised and drag my sluggish body over to the couch.
I feel like death. Head pounding, eyes burning, and my stomach twisted in knots. I just want to sleep.
Of course, life has other plans for me because not even a minute after I close my eyes and curl up on the couch in comfort, Julia comes bursting into the green room like a raging bull.
Startled, I shoot up into a seated position, groaning as the world around me spins and my stomach lurches.
“You!” she growls. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”
“Trying to sleep,” I groan, voice cracking. “What's wrong?”
“What's wrong is that you didn’t do an encore.”
“Oh.” I rub my eyes, not caring about smudging my makeup. “So?”
“So!” she shrieks, making me flinch back. I swear, I will stab her if she uses her Alpha bark on me to go back out there. Or I’ll drop dead on stage. Whatever works better in my favor. “You always do encores!”
“Yes. But today I feel like shit,” I sass back, not even caring about pissing her off.
“I don’t care. You disappointed your fans. Do you know how bad that looks on you?”
“I’m human,” I grumble back. “I’m allowed to get sick. They will understand.”
“You're selfish,” she growls, stepping closer. I hate how I lean back out of fear. She’s not much bigger than me, or older than me, yet she holds so much power over me.
I’m honestly surprised I don’t hate Alphas because of her, just fear them.
Because Alphas aren’t bad, it’s Alphas like her who abuse their powers over Omegas who are fucked up and evil. One bad Alpha doesn’t represent all Alphas.
Liam and the guys are reminders of that.
“Me?” I ask, eyes wide in shocked anger. “Selfish?” I get to my feet, ignoring the wave of dizziness. “You’re fucking kidding me, right? All I ever do is break my back to do what you ask of me.”Like, I’m even given a choice.“I run myself ragged to please you, to please the fans.”
“You have everything because of me,” she sneers, getting in my face. “And this is how you repay me? Complaining? You’re an ungrateful bitch!” she spits, and my eyes widen.Is this bitch for fucking real?
“You know what? You’re fired.”
“What?” Her eyes widen as she scoffs, “You can’t do that.”
“Like the fuck I can’t.” I get in her face.
