Chapter 11 Liam I frowned at my phone and tapped out another message to Austin. Something was up with him. We’d spent a lot of time together over the past few weeks, even if it was just texting fun and flirty messages to each other. But for the past few days, he’d been…not himself. A little distant. Not quite as flirty. It could be nothing. He was putting in a lot of hours at work, and the band had picked up an extra gig, so there were more practices. Maybe he was just stressed and tired. Even still, I needed to find out what was going on, so I could help him through it. “Liam, if you’d be so kind as to join us in the here and now, we could get started.” Oh, that was Jackson’s “Dad” voice. I finished my message, locked the screen, and tucked away my phone. “Be nice,” Everett chastise

