Page 20 of Hard Rock Muse
My heart was beating so fast I thought it might give out. My head swam, overcome with dizziness.
I should have known.
I should have known this wasn’t going to work.
I was never going to be able to escape him.
A hot, salty tear fell down my cheek. I quickly swiped at it with the back of my hand. The wet sensation on my hand was familiar.
Too familiar.
I let out a shaky breath.
No. Fuck that.
I refused to let that asshole dictate my life any longer.
Ever Darling might have been blacklisted from the music industry, but I was Everly Davis now. I was going to make a name for myself, and this time without Keith’s help. I was going to do this on my own. I was going to prove myself, no matter how many times it took.
I sat up straight in my chair and nodded.
I was going to show that asshole.
I was going to show everyone.
Whether I was Ev, Ever or Everly, it didn’t matter.
My life was my own, and I wasn’t going to let anyone forget that.
