Page 275 of Fame & Chaos

He nods.

“Shit. When?”

“This morning.” He blows out a breath. “He walked in, dragged me out of the hotel room naked by my throat, had me in a chokehold against the hallway wall and…” He pauses and shakes his head. “Fuck, it was humiliating.”

I stare at him for a second. “Well… shit. I didn’t even know Colt was here.”

“Neither did I.”

I bite the inside of my cheek, doing everything I can not to smile because, honestly, the image is ridiculous. “How did Ella take it?”

He rubs the back of his neck. “She was horrified. Her dad walked in on me fucking her. That’s not something you just get over.”

I wince. “Is she okay?”

He shrugs. “Don’t know. I got out of there as soon as I could. I respect Colt, you know? For him to see that… to see me doing that to his little girl…” He sighs. “I’m pretty sure he hates me now.”

I cringe, mostly because poor Ella has probably been left to deal with the fallout on her own.

“Colt’s a big boy. He’ll get over it. He always takes a while to warm up to his daughters’ boyfriends. It took him ages to accept Aston and Annie. Sometimes I think he doesn’t hate Aston at all… he just hates that Aston’s dating his daughter.”

Danger nods. “Yeah. He only found out today that Annie and Aston were sleeping together, too. And they both got tattoos last night.” He pauses. “It’s been a big day for Colt.” I laugh. “So no, I don’t think either of us is in his good books.” He snorts.

“Probably not.”

“My advice?” I say. “If you want Ella in your life, treat her right. Earn Colt’s respect.”

Danger nods thoughtfully. “I just don’t know how it’d work. I live in the States. She lives in the UK.”

“Only you can decide if she’s worth that.” He meets my eyes. “But if you hurt her…” I point at him. “You’ll have Colt and me to answer to.”

He studies me with that same unreadable expression he’s worn this whole conversation, then he turns and walks away.

Just… walks away.

I watch him go, blinking a few times after him. “You’re a weird bastard,” I mutter under my breath. Shaking my head, I glance toward the backstage corridor.

I hate that Danger left Ella to face all of this by herself.

I’d better check on her.

Chapter Forty-Eight

Caleb

The jet begins its descent, and my excitement grows with every passing second.

I get to see Indi very soon.

The tour went off without a hitch, aside from Colt walking in on Danger and Ella, and Annie and Aston deciding matching tattoos were a great idea. I did manage to fly home once in the middle of the tour, but it was nothing more than a frantic twelve-hour stopover before I had to leave again. It was the only window I could find, and it was worth every minute.

Now I’m finally home.

Keeping my relationship with Indi a secret these past few months has been harder than I ever imagined. Aston knows, and Chad has figured out I’m seeing someone, but no one else seems to have caught on, which is exactly how Indi wanted it. I just don’t know how much longer I can keep pretending.

I want to tell the world I’m in love.

More than that, I want to tell them who I’m in love with.