Renegade (Bad Blooded Rebel Series) by Mellie George Page B

crew here is Cash Raines, Logan Davidson, and Zayne Wesley.” They
all nodded and took turns shaking Everleigh’s hand.
    “So,
what do you all play in the band?” she asked them graciously.
    Cash
said, “I’m the lead guitarist, Logan plays the drums, and Zayne is our bass
player.” All of them had the typical rocker look. Cash had dark eyes and dirty
blonde spiky hair. Logan kept his hair buzzed short on the sides and over long
on the top, combing it sharply to one side. The contrast of the haircut made
his pale green eyes stand out. Zayne kept his hair buzzed down just enough to cover
his head and he had a pretty well groomed beard. It was just long enough to
give him stubble so he had that “I don’t care what I look like and you still
want to fuck me” look about him that drove their fans crazy.
    “Well,
I’m sorry to say I missed most of the show but from what I heard back here you
guys are pretty good,” Everleigh said politely. “I do have to apologize though,
I’ve never really been much of a rock fan.”
    Jagger
snickered at her and said, “So, what are you then? A Bieber fan or some shit
like that?”
    Everleigh
rolled her eyes. “Oh hell no,” she said, and the guys laughed. “I listen to
mostly country and classic rock.”
    “Classic
rock? Like what kind?” Cash asked, his interest clearly peaked. Cash was
practically a classic rock historian.
    “Like
Credence Clearwater Revival, Lynard Skynard, AC/DC, KISS, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin,
Aerosmith, the list is endless. You name it, I love it.”
    Cash
cocked his eyebrow and said to me, “That’s impressive. Your girl’s got taste,
Ryder.” Turning back to her, he said, “You don’t look like the type of girl
who’d be into classic rock.”
    Everleigh
smiled at him. “Well, I was lucky enough to be raised by a pretty bad ass rock
fan and he had great taste in music,” she said, and I gave her a gentle
squeeze.
    I
held her tight against me and kissed her forehead as Zayne said, “Right, we
heard about your old man on the news. That sucks, I’m sorry,” he said, for once
actually sounding sincere. Considering that Zayne was about ninety percent
asshole most of the time, the fact that he was already being nice to Everleigh
spoke volumes about her. She was just such an endearingly sweet girl that it
was impossible not to fall for her innocence and charm right away.
    “Thank
you. It’s been really hard but I’m lucky that I’ve had Ryder to help me through
it all,” she said, snuggling into me.
    Jagger
chuckled and clapped me on the back. “I never thought I’d see the day when a
slut like you would ever settle down,” he said, grinning and I elbowed him in
the ribs.
    “Dude,
my girl’s right here,” I said.
    “I’m
just busting your balls, man. I’m happy for you. Seriously,” he said sincerely.
    “Thanks,
man,” I answered. At that moment I heard commotion coming from the entrance to
the pool room again. I looked over and saw Jude and Beau walking in and giving
man hugs and handshakes to Jagger, Cash, Logan and Zayne.
    After
he said hello to the guys, Beau’s eyes did a quick scan of the room and when
they landed on Danni tucked underneath Jake’s arm, they narrowed and he looked
angry. I felt Everleigh tense beside me as Beau glared at the two of them. I
could feel Everleigh’s nervousness and anxiety over the situation radiating off
her. I decided that right then I needed to distract her.
    As
Logan and Cash were talking about starting up another pool game with Kris and
Jude, I leaned in and nibbled on Everleigh’s ear before gently grazing it with
my tongue. I felt her shiver and I heard Jagger laugh. “Dude, get a room,” he
teased.
    I
looked up at him and winked. “I was thinking the same thing, bro,” I said, and
I took Everleigh’s hand and led her off toward the bathrooms before she could
protest. Once we were in the men’s room I locked the door behind us and turned
to face her. She had a surprised