Chapter 6
Bryn
Crazed, Bryn spun. Jared flashed in a blur in the wings. Desperate, Bryn leaped. Sweat dripped, his heart pounded, and he thought he could hear his phone ringing backstage. Angrily, he reached for perfect lines of body and soul. This was his time. This was his place.
The music rose in crescendo. The lights gleamed. The entire world was nothing but a stage, the place where Bryn was usually safe.
But Bryn had broken his rules, and he knew it. He couldn’t outrun it. He couldn’t outdance it. He had defied the misery that made his life stable. He’d let his resolve crumble. He’d let go, just for a few moments, but it was enough. He’d made a connection. God had noticed. Jared knew. Fate was pissed off.
There was no such thing as safe any longer. Nothing, not even the cocoon of
