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Back to reality. Padric braced himself for his least favorite topic in the world. He’d much rather keep watching that flush flood Zoe’s cheeks every time he flirted with her. He’d rather keep exploring the chemistry that flared between them. Find out how much of it was real. After his time as a star, he craved real more than anything.
But if he was going to be real with her, he had to start with this. He didn’t want any barriers or secrets between them.
“I wrote a song that some teenagers decided to interpret as a call to…brand themselves.”
“Brand themselves? Like…cattle?”
He cringed at the image. “No, not like that. It’s a thing that some frats do. It’s a sign of loyalty and…belonging, I guess. I have no problem with adults doing it, but these are kids. A lot of my fans are in tha
