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“You destroyed my best friend’s career, asshole,” she narrows her eyes at us. “Fifty years can pass, and I’ll still have the nastiest words to say about you.”
“For the zillionth time, we had nothing to do with that video,” I say, exasperated by arguing about that fucking footage. “You know as much as we do that Eden was desperate to cast off that princess image they forced her into. For fucks sake, they even gave her a speech trainer to lose her Brooklyn accent and pitch her voice up when in public!”
“Don’t remind me of what they made us do!” she grits her teeth. “But there is no way Eden had anything to do with the video. You didn’t see her when she was bombarded by the public. She was made into some teenage hooker, gangbanged by her band. And where were you when this broke out? Hmm….hiding away in some recording studio.”
“I’m not having this discussion again, Brit. We explained ourselves to you and the other Vixens who attempted to toss mud at us. In the end, we all lost out because the label fired our arses for viciously lashing out at each other to the public. They could no longer control what we did anymore. And most importantly, we’re not here in LA for another war with you.”
I find my calm before I tell her our mission.
“We know you’re still in contact with Eden. You’re her power of attorney over all her royalty affairs. We want to meet with her.”
Brittney’s eyes widen at my request.
“Why?”
“We want to start over. Start a band with her again.”
Silence erupts at our table, and without any warning, Callum and I are met with a sudden burst of laughter from Brittney as she rolls her head back and heckles us.
“You have got to be fucking kidding me! Omigod, that’s the most hilarious thing I’ve heard in a decade!”
I glance at Callum, and a sense of silent understanding passes between us as he presses his lips firmly together with irritation. He moves his chair forward and leans towards her, ensuring no one else can hear him.
“Brit, do you want an ex-junkie tarnishing your clean TV image? I’ll go public with our affair, so bloody shut the fuck up and take us seriously.”
Shite, Callum’s reaching a new low. He’s vexed and desperate.
Brittney gets quiet very quickly.
“You wouldn’t dare, Callum,” she narrows her brows at him. “Isn’t it enough you assholes ruined one person’s career? Is your intention to drag everyone down with you?”
“No, it’s not,” Callum replies sharply. “But don’t disrespect us again. We’re serious musicians, but our bark is harsh if you hack us off. Just don’t go there with us.”
She quickly straightens herself up. The waiter comes over to take our order, but she waves him away.
Casting us a steely gaze with an unwavering demeanor, she’s ready to confront and overcome whatever challenge we pose.
“You threatening me, Sonic boys?”
We’re aware her bite is just as harsh as our bark. And just like she and Eden, most of us had to fight for our place in the food line. We might have been living the life of international pop brats in our teens, but we had our own share of hardships, and if we had to get our knuckles raw, we’d do so without a second thought.
I clear my throat before answering as she waits for a response to her questions.
“You currently have more to lose, sunshine; we’re starting at ground zero.”
I can see the flame emblazoned in her eyes.
“Eden has nothing to lose either,” a sly smile works up the smirk on her face. “I’ll enjoy the pics she’ll send me when she strings all four of you up by your balls and leaves you on some sand dune for the coyotes to find you. Maybe there’s a flash flood, and you Brit boys drown. All females will rejoice with your passing.”
“So she’s here in America, on the West Coast,” I say quietly, my mind running so many places, cities, and states.
She might be anywhere.
Damn it, Brittney.
“Smart boy. Oh, I look forward to hearing all about what she’ll do to you. Eden’s changed, and you’re setting yourselves up for failure. You’ve been warned,” she bites her top lip as if she’s imagining all the things Eden will do to us.
“Awww!” Callum shrieks, raising his hands in the air. “I’m so scared,” he says with a feminine voice.
