King of Rock (Lions of Pride Island Book 1) Read Free

Beau Hunt? I’m going to be a puddle.”
    “Everyone will be,” Stacy said, exhaling. “I guess that’ll make it easier for me to step over all of you and go convince him to be part of our auction.”
    “Yeah,” Lisa said dreamily, perching her chin on her slender hand, clearly not listening to anything Stacy was saying.
    Beau Hunt. She’d always avoided him. Always managed to ignore him, though he popped up on the news more than any of his brothers. His face showing everywhere, reminding her of everything she didn’t want to remember.
    And now she’d be one of his lackeys in a screaming mass of his fans. Would she feel the inevitable pull all women felt around him, or would she be immune? She felt an uncomfortable tingle just thinking about him. That face. That body. It was undeniable. Typical high-grade lion shifter, gifted with charisma and plenty of looks to spare. Literally born at the top.
    But would she be resistant to his allure, knowing what she did about him? Knowing her whole life, she’d been running from anything to do with him or the island?
    Her heart started beating hard as she realized she’d be answering that question for herself in just a few hours.

    * * *
    “ T hat’s what you’re wearing?” Lisa asked, glaring disapprovingly at Stacy’s outfit as they walked up to the venue for the concert. It was in an outdoor stadium, and their tickets were for the VIP standing room area near the front of the stage.
    Stacy just mumbled something unintelligible and pulled her sweater tighter around her. Underneath, she was wearing one of her typical soft, ruffled blouses that buttoned low, showing some cleavage, and had a fun floral print. She wore a tank top underneath for modesty and soft, stone-washed skinny jeans that enhanced her curves paired with comfortable flats. “I think I look fine.”
    “Sure,” Lisa said, perfect pink lips falling in a frown. “You look fine. You’re going to meet Beau Hunt. You should want to look hot .”
    “How I look doesn’t matter. I’m just here to ask him about the charity.”
    “Are you going to ask him how you got the tickets?”
    Stacy was stumped on that one. “I don’t know. I guess I should just take the chance to help the charity, but I wonder if the tickets were a mistake. Even though they were addressed to me.” The thought made her uncomfortable for some reason, but she pushed it aside as she walked ahead and handed her tickets to the doorman.
    He looked bored until he looked down at them and then raised an eyebrow and called over a woman. “VIP. Beau’s personal passes. Get them their lanyards,” he said, eyeing them curiously.
    Another employee came over, looking harried, and gave them a skeptical look before handing them lanyards with VIP cards on them to put over their necks. “After the show, you can take the private exit to the right of the stage, and a security guard will take you to meet Beau.”
    Stacy just blinked up at her, and Lisa nodded at the woman. “Thanks.” Then she pulled Stacy toward the entrance to the arena.
    It was huge .
    So many seats, and they had to walk by many, many of them to get down to the standing room spot right in front of the stage. She had to endure jealous yells and stares from the women around her, all of whom were dressed in their best while she was only in her typical office wear.
    She’d just never been impressed with celebs; that was all. She didn’t think any one person should be thought of as better than anyone else or more worthy of attention. People like Beau Hunt expected the world to revolve around them, but more importantly, it did.
    Stacy blamed the world. She tapped her feet as she felt herself jostled forward in the crowd with Lisa, who was desperate to get up front.
    “I can almost smell him,” Lisa squealed, and Stacy rolled her eyes.
    But then the lights went down in the arena, and a hush went over the audience. When the lights came back, shining all around on the audience,