Rebel (Bad Blooded Rebel Series) (11 page)

Ryder’s Playlist

1.
    
Don’t Cry- Guns
‘N Roses

2.
    
Mystify- Saving
Abel

3.
    
Bad Blooded-
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

4.
    
Over and Under-
Egypt Central

5.
    
Anywhere But
Here- Five Finger Death Punch

6.
    
Miles Away-
Memphis May Fire feat. Kellin Quinn (I’ll be honest…this was playing when I
wrote Ryder and Everleigh’s goodbye at her door steps, can you tell?)

7.
    
Adrenaline-
Shinedown

8.
    
The Hangman’s
Body Count-Volbeat

9.
    
I Will Be Heard-
HateBreed

10.
           
 Off
With Her Head- Ghost Town

11.
           
 Can’t
Forget You- My Darkest Days

12.
           
 Next
To You- Buckcherry

13.
           
 Young-
Hollywood Undead

Everleigh’s Playlist

1.
    
Sparks Fly-
Taylor Swift

2.
    
Downtown- Lady Antebellum

3.
    
Between The
Raindrops- Lifehouse featuring Natasha Beddingfield

4.
    
93 Million
Miles- Jason Mraz

5.
    
Tennessee- The
Wreckers

6.
    
Who Are You-
Carrie Underwood

7.
    
When You’re
Gone- Avril Lavigne

8.
    
Watch Over Me-
Hanson

9.
    
Don’t You Wanna
Stay- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

10.
           
 Brave-
Sara Bareilles

11.
           
 Begin
Again- Taylor Swift

12.
           
 Drunk
On You- Luke Bryan

13.
           
 Ready-
Kelly Clarkson

Excerpt
from Rogue: Bad Blooded Rebel Series #2…Coming in December 2013!

I rolled my eyes. “Why does everyone
think I can’t handle this? My dad’s gone and nothing is going to change that.”

“We know, but we also know how bad you
slid off the rails when he died. You were even worse when your mom passed on
too. You fucked anything that moved and nearly drank yourself to death. We are
just worried that watching her dad die will send you into a tailspin again,”
Jude said, and for the first time in a while he looked genuinely worried about
me.

“Are you really going to sit there and
judge me for sleeping with too many women, Jude? Really?” I growled, and he
huffed. “Look, you guys, I’m fine. I’m not some punk ass kid anymore, so don’t
think I will break down when Max passes away. I’ve been through this and I know
what to expect. However, Everleigh hasn’t and she’s going to need someone there
who lo…uh, cares about her,” I said, catching myself before I said I loved her.
I know that Kris, Steve, and Jude all picked up on my slip but they thankfully
had enough sense to keep it to themselves.

Before anyone else could say anything,
Beau came walking into the recording booth, his face full of concern. My heart
jumped. “Beau? What’s up man?” Kris asked.

“I just got off the phone with Danni,”
he said, looking straight at me.

“Just spit it out, man,” I said, my
palms starting to sweat.

He blew out a breath and said, “It’s
Everleigh’s dad. I guess the nurse found him bleeding from his mouth and nose
and they don’t think he’s gonna hang on much longer.”

Panic shot through me. “Fuck! I’m
leaving. Now,” I said, looking around for my jacket and the keys to my
Escalade.

“Ryder, you can’t drive back to Indiana
alone like this. I’ll go with you,” Beau said.

“We’ll all go. Fuck those two
shitheads,” Jude chimed in. “We can have a couple of guys load our shit up and
bring it to Indiana and we can record there.”

“That sounds like a plan. I’ll take care
of everything guys. You all go,” Steve said, clapping me hard on the back and
handing me my jacket.

“Why didn’t Everleigh call me?” I asked
Beau.

“Well, she’s a little preoccupied right
now, Ryder,” he said.

“I understand that, but Danni could have
at least called my phone and let me know what was going on.” He looked like
there was something he didn’t want to tell me and I was starting to panic.
“Beau, what is it? Did he already die?” I asked, a lump forming in my throat.

He shook his head. “No, not yet. It’s
just…aw, fuck. Everleigh told her not to tell you.”

“She did what?” I asked, feeling as if
I’d punched in the gut. “How could she not want me there?”

“I don’t know man. She’s a pretty
selfless girl, Ryder. Maybe she just wanted to grieve alone, or maybe she
didn’t want to burden you with her problems when you have problems of your
own.”

“Well, my problems don’t mean shit right
now. Putting out a rushed album to please a couple of rich pricks doesn’t
concern me at all when Everleigh is going through something like this. Where
the fuck are my keys?” I shouted, looking around the room frantically.

“Calm down, man. Here,” Jude said,
tossing me my jacket. “Keys are in your pocket.”

“All right, I’m leaving,” I said,
sliding into my jacket and heading for the door.

“Wait, Ryder. Let one of us ride with
you,” Beau said. “You shouldn’t drive alone on an icy highway when you’re
panicked like this.”

“I’ll go,” Kris offered. “The rest of
you guys can go in the SUV with John.”

Everyone nodded, and I said, “Whatever.
Let’s go,” I said, and Kris followed behind me as I opened the door and heard
Steve call out a goodbye.