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Under His Sheets by R.L. Merrill
Accidentally Undercover, Book 3
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I went back up to the stage and had one song to figure out what the hell I was going to sing. I was delighted to see the selections were vast, and the perfect song was available.
The DJ for the night called me up and gave me that funny look people get when they recognize you but aren’t sure why all while my colleagues continued to cheer ridiculously loud for me.
“Senyores i senyors, aquest és el nord-americà, Randall Sutter.”
I looked for Alonso, only letting my gaze land on him for a split second before the music started. I’d chosen Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye,” and if he liked Buckley’s music half as much as I did, this song would make him swoon.
My French pals squealed and the three of them pushed their way through the crowded bar to the dance floor, where they began to sway and dance to the sultry beat of the song. I took it easy on the first verse, but once I hit the chorus, I let the full power of my voice, my entire range, out to play and attempted all the dips and swerves of Buckley’s incredibly vocal prowess. I kept my hands resting on the mic stand, but I couldn’t keep from being moved by the lyrics. Kiss me, please kiss me.
My first band used to cover this song, and it was a little weird to not be playing guitar, but I didn’t mind. I felt free. It was just me, no weight of a band behind me that caused me nothing but stress.
I snuck a glance at Alonso, and he was smiling broadly, his head bobbing to the music, and I wished we were alone. I pictured us lying together in his bed back in his childhood room and it gave the words more power. I didn’t want that night to have been our last embrace.
The whole bar was in my thrall, and I loved it. This was why I’d become a performer in the first place. There was nothing more powerful than a rapt audience. But then Ferrer’s words came back to me.
“Is this what you want? To be a music teacher?” The last words said in a tone just short of disgust.
As I looked around at my colleagues—my people—who I knew had my back, who were cheering me on, I thought, yes, right now, this is what I want.
And that was when all of the glass shattered along the front of the bar.
Screams broke out and everyone fell to the floor. Loud bangs and shouts filled the room and there was so much chaos, I froze in place, bright light blinding me. A whooshing sound filled my ears and my face grew hot, and then he was there.
“Randall, we have to move!”
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About the Author:
Whether she’s writing contemporary romance featuring quirky and relatable characters or diving deep into the paranormal and supernatural to give readers a shiver, R.L. Merrill loves creating compelling, diverse, and inclusive stories that will stay with readers long after. Winner of the Kathryn Hayes “When Sparks Fly” Best Contemporary award for Hurricane Reese, and a Foreword INDIES finalist for Summer of Hush, and Daphne DuMaurier finalist for Connection, Ro spends every spare moment improving her writing craft and striving to find that perfect balance between real-life and happily ever after. She contributes paranormal hilarity to Robyn Peterman’s Magic and Mayhem Universe, and recently joined the Carnival of Mysteries shared world project. You can find her connecting with readers on social media, advocating for America’s youth, cruising around town with Great Dane Velma, cuddling with twin black cat familiars Frankenstein and Dracula, or headbanging at a rock show near her home in the San Francisco Bay Area! Stay Tuned for more…
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