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the best of them. Best in Los Angeles, by far.”
    He had the lightest hint of an accent, but I couldn’t place it. It wasn’t American, though – not a Southern or New York or Texas accent, for instance. It sounded vaguely European.
    “I’ll have to take your word for it,” I smiled politely, and looked for the waitress or Johnny.
    “Oh, you haven’t been to too many places?” the man asked.
    “No, I haven’t.”
    “Oh, well, I’m sure that will change now.”
    “Ex cuse me?”
    I wasn’t exactly sure what he meant, but I didn’t like what I thought he might be hinting at.
    Turns out that was exactly what he was hinting at.
    “Now that you’re travelling with such an impressive… companion,” the man smiled.
    Anger flared up in me.
    Asshole.
    “I don’t know who you are, or if you think you’re being funny – ” I started.
    “Do you mind if I sit down?” the man asked as he stepped inside the cabana and sat down in a chair across the table from me. The smile never left his face.
    I felt like a spider had crawled up my arm. I jerked away from the table, even though the man was still a good five feet away from me. “Yes, I do. I’m not comfortable with – ”
    “You should tell Mr. Templeton that he should tread lightly,” the man said, never altering his smile. “He’s very good at alienating people. He should remember that spurned allies sometimes turn into enemies.”
    The spider on my arm had turned into a snake slithering down my spine.
    I stood up, knocking my chair over, and took a couple of steps back.
    “Leave me alone,” I said, as coldly and with as much control as I could muster, “or I’ll scream.”
    He tsked with his tongue. “No need for that, I’ll be going now. Just remember to tell him what I said.”
    Then he stood up quickly and disappeared behind the cabana, as though he were just out for a stroll.
    My mind whirred quickly, even though my limbs felt like they were stuck in molasses.
    This guy was threatening Connor – I needed to find out who he was, where he was going –
    I stepped around the edge of the cabana, to see where he’d gone.
    He was disappearing into a doorway at the end of the patio, into what looked like the kitchen area for the pool.
    “Lily!” a voice called out behind me, and almost made me jump out of my skin.
    I turned around. Johnny was striding towards me, a pair of sunglasses on his face and another one grasped in his hand.
    “Where you going?”
    I pointed towards the door and said in a fast, frantic voice, “Bald guy – sunglasses – black shirt – he threatened Connor – ”
    Johnny’s face suddenly went cold and stone-like, and his easygoing manner turned taut and lethal.
    “Stay here,” he said, then rushed for the doorway, his hand edging up towards his jacket.
    Towards his gun.
    I watched him run past a startled waitress, then disappear into the doorway.
    I stood there trembling, hugging myself, still dressed in my robe. Despite the sunlight beating down on me, I felt like a winter wind had chilled me to the bone.
    There was a light crack! behind me, and I jumped.
    I turned around to see the blonde waitress setting down my Bloody Mary on the glass table.
    “Here’s your drink – oh my God, are you okay?” she asked, real concern in her expression. “You look like you just saw a ghost.”
    “I’m okay, thanks,” I whispered, and turned back to look at the door.
    It was a very, very long three minutes.

12
    Johnny finally came back through the door, a grim look on his face. The gun was still in his holster.
    “Did you see him?” I asked.
    “No,” he said, and held out his hand. “Give me the phone.”
    I looked down at it, then handed it over.
    Dammit, I didn’t call Anh!
    Although I wouldn’t have known what to say if I did.
    Hey, Anh, I hooked up with this hot billionaire, and this other guy sorta kinda threatened him and ran off, so I gotta say goodbye so the bodyguard can use the phone. See ya!
    He hit a