Page 47 of Wylder & the Rising Rockstar
“He’s doing better, though he’s a pain in the you know what.” He laughed. “He’s constantly angry about not being able to use his broken arm much, but the concussion symptoms are mostly gone. He’s just grumpy, but that’s not really anything new for him.”
That didn’t sound like the Bash she’d known. “He sort of has a right to be grumpy.”
“Yeah, probably.”
Enough of this. If Luke was here, it was for a reason. “Luke, why are you in my room right now?”
He considered her, his eyes searching. There was a sadness to him she hadn’t seen before. “Why didn’t you tell him? Logan… the moment you saw me at your parents’ place, I figured it was only a matter of time before Logan knew, but you didn’t tell him.”
“A fact he now hates me for.” She sighed. “It wasn’t for you.”
“I figured that. You don’t like me much.”
“Hashtag truth.” She hugged the blanket tighter. “Logan has been through a lot this year, and he needed a bit of time without the stress of being Luke Cook’s twin.” He opened his mouth to speak, but she kept going. “He was happy, Luke. For a small bit of time, I saw the weight lifted from his shoulders. I didn’t want to take that away from him.”
Luke was silent for a long moment before meeting her gaze. “Did you tell him that?”
“He never gave me a chance.”
“Maybe you should force him to listen.”
She shook her head. “You don’t understand. He says I’m too complicated for him, that I don’t belong in his simplified life.”
Luke’s brow furrowed. “That doesn’t sound like my brother.”
She lifted one shoulder in a shrug. “They were his words.”
“Well, did you tell him you loved him?”
Wylder’s eyes widened, and she shrank back on the bed. “How… what…”
“I’m not blind, Wylder. Plus, I’m friends with Becks now, and he said he could tell you loved Logan the moment you brought us to his house.”
“Okay, first, it’s totally weird you and Becks are all bromancy, but I am not talking about my relationships with you. It’s none of your business.”
“Probably true. I’m not as big of a jerk as you think, Wylder.”
“Mmhmm… says the guy who posted a video of me and his brother online despite the fact Logan would have never wanted that.”
“I had my reasons, but even so, I’ve regretted that every day since.”
“I’m sure you have. It ruined your career.”
Luke stood, his back to her. “You think I’m just this selfish jerk who never thinks of his brothers, don’t you?”
“If the shoe fits.”
He turned to face her. “I don’t care about anything as much as I care about Bash and Logan. Not even my music. You have a brother, don’t you understand that?”
That was the thing. She did. She loved Becks so much it was frustrating sometimes. And he loved her. Yet, he’d still called her up on stage against her will and forced music on her after she’d given it up. Did Luke have reasons like Becks once had?
Luke sighed. “Logan and I will be okay. Especially because I’m officially enrolled as a student here next semester.”
Wylder sat up. “Really?”
“Yeah, Sebastian seems to think it’s the best way to protect me from the media. The dorms are full, so I’ll be living with him, but for the first time in years, I’ll get to do something normal. I know Logan, and he’ll eventually realize it’s easier to forgive me than avoid me. We have our problems, but we’ll always be there for each other.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
