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“Yes,” he replied, albeit reluctantly, then withdrew her cell phone from the inside pocket in his suit jacket, where he kept it for her during performances “Here, take your phone”

She shook her head “I don’t want it I don’t need it” She wasn’t stupid and knew there was a tracking device on the phone, which defeated her purpose of running away “When I’et ahold of you or my mother”

He swore beneath his breath and seely realized he’d lost all aspects of this battle with Raevynn He then glared at Collin as if he were the ene hair on her head, I will hunt you down and string you up by the balls Got it?”

Collin winced at Glen’s harsh words but didn’t back off “Yes, sir”

“Jesus, Glen,” Raevynn admonished the other man

“It needed to be said,” her bodyguard replied without reet that you need to do this, and why, but I don’t know this guy and I can’t fucking believe I’ you walk out with him Why can’t you just book a trip to the Bahamas or Hawaii for a sabbatical, like normal celebrities?”

She laughed, but the sound lacked any real humor “Because you and I both knowthere, and it would be all work in a paradise setting and zero relaxation, which defeats the purpose of a vacation”

Beside her, Collin cleared his throat, drawing Glen’s attention back to him “I know it’s a small reassurance that requires you to have some blind faith in me, but I promise you I’ll keep her safe”

Glen pointed a finger at him “You damn well better”

Raevynn suard to give hi to me”

“I know,” he said, his tone affectionately gruff, because he was the one person who recognized just how insane her life and her schedule were “Now get out of here before I coe my mind”

Already feeling lighter and rinned at Collin “You heard the o”

Chapter 3

Like thieves in the night, reether when they were teenagers, theylimo and slipped inside, then instructed the driver to Collin’s car, which was parked in the underground structure Minutes later, the two of them were seated and buckled into his sporty BMW and out on the open road

As he navigated the street in front of hilanced over at Raevynn, who seemed completely at ease with hi who knehere While he’d seen signs of tension when she’d been arguing with her security guy about her decision to leave with Collin, now she was s, as if he’d just freed her fro out on her own and experiencing the first bit of freedoe, had reduced her stress level tenfold