Tempting (Inked Hearts 1)

I'm about to beg him to throw me on the bed when the door opens.

Joel steps onto the bus

. "Fuck, Violet, is that you?"

There's surprise written all over his grey-green eyes.

I take a step backwards. "I… I should go." Before I do something I regret.

Joel gives me an out. "Sinful Serenade just started. You won't miss much if you go now."

"Yeah, great idea. Thanks."

I need to get out of here. My brain isn't working. It's mostly tuned to the Ethan is a sex god, I need him inside me channel.

It's a very appealing channel.

I manage to switch to the Violet, you do have self-respect channel. I step off the bus, return to the concert, and attempt to think about anything but Ethan's naked body.

Chapter Ten

Ethan

Joel spares me the lecture. It's not like he can talk about screwing around. He sleeps around more than I do. Or more than I did. Now that Violet is around, casual sex doesn't hold any appeal.

I keep glancing at her. She's in the kitchenette, working at Mal's laptop, headphones around her ears.

It's a normal night on the road. Mal is in his bunk with his earplugs in. Kit, Joel, and I are playing some shooter video game on the couch. Usually, I kick ass at this game.

Tonight, I don't give a fuck. I can still taste her lips. I can still feel her moan vibrating against my skin. I need her moaning like that.

I need her screaming my name as she comes.

That kiss was enough to convince me. No fucking around. She's going to be under me, digging her nails into my back as I thrust into her.

It's not stopping there.

Being around Violet, seeing her smile light up her gorgeous green eyes, hearing her laugh in my ears… she's the only thing, besides getting my hands on a guitar, that feels right.

Violet is going to be mine again.

All mine.

Forever.

"Shit, Ethan. Are the blue balls frying your brain or something?" Joel nudges me then motions to the scores on screen—mine is pitiful compared to his. Joel looks to Kit for confirmation.

Kit, our bassist, is intense, with dark eyes, piercings, and tattoos that make panties drop. Girls go apeshit for the troubled bad boy vibes he gives off, but lately he's been keeping to himself.

Which is good—Piper is one of the girls who wants her love to heal his broken heart. She thinks I don't know she has a crush on him, but it's obvious to everyone, including Kit.

The man is my friend, but he's also a heartbreaker. He's not getting anywhere near Piper.

Nobody is breaking my baby sister's heart on my watch.

He and Joel are old friends—of course they are, they've both been in Dangerous Noise since the beginning—and they share a language I can't begin to understand.

Kit raises his eyebrows suggestively.