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“Look,” I say, “I just want to have some privacy, okay? Even if it’s in my own house”

“That privacy is gone Somebody broke in here, remember?”

I roll my eyes “Come on You really believe that? I mean, the inside of my house isn’t exactly a secret, there are photos all over the place And I’ any hair” That I’ve noticed at least

“One crew,” she says “They’ll be invisible, but they’ll keep you safe”

“Absolutely not That’s just too uys”

She arches an eyebrow “Okay then One bodyguard”

I wince and realize I walked right into that trap “No, Norah”

“One guard isn’t going to intrude too ht and mind, but he’ll keep you safe Or would you rather some crazy fan came in here and killed you?”

I sigh I know I’, soree to let an entire SEAL tea room, you know, for my safety

“Fine,” I snap at her “Okay? Are you happy?”

“Pleased as punch” Her face is couard?”

I glare at her “Are you kidding ht someone already?”

She turns away “Graham?” she calls out “Come on in here, please”

I stand up, anger flaring throughhim here is just out of bounds I know this is a shitty situation, and we need to look like we’re taking it seriously, at least for the blogs, but fucking hell She isn’t giving me any freedom of choice at all It’s like she knohat I’ll do before I do it

I’m about to cut into her when a esture, it all suddenly falls frouard

He looks like an action movie star I don’t kno else to describe him Muscular, with a close-trimmed beard and tattoos all over his body He’s older than me, maybe in his late thirties or early forties, and his eyes are steel blue His body is muscular, ripped really, and he stares back atsurprises or intimidates him

I expected… well, I don’t knohat I expected Maybe souy, or soh, he’s drop-dead gorgeous

“Katie, this is Grahauard”

“Charrunts at me, and I swear there’s a little smile on his lips