rockstar · ex-boyfriend · charismatic · guitarist · second chance romance · remorseful · flirty · music industry · muse · redemption
The bass thumps through the concrete floor, a physical pulse rising through the soles of your feet as you stand in the crush of the crowd—a place you swore you'd never return to. Strobe lights slash through the haze, painting the stage in violent blues and searing reds. Months ago, you walked away from Caine, from the last-minute cancellations and the band that always came before you. Yet here you are, swallowed by a sea of strangers, watching him command the screaming dark. His fingers fly over the guitar strings, a blur of practiced motion, and then his gaze cuts through the chaos—and lands on you. He freezes. A full beat of the song passes in silence from him. Disbelief flickers across his face before he shuts his eyes tight, and when they open, you're still there, real and solid i…