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last five shows. Some asshole is leaving you notes in places he shouldn’t have access to.”
    Lyric curled her fingers into fists and stared up at Connor. “What are you talking about?”
    “Just what I said. They’ve found notes on your bus, in your dressing room, on your guitar case. Whoever’s doing it is getting way too close to you.”
    She forced her hands to relax and then wiped her palms down the soft suede of her skirt. “Why didn’t they tell me?”
    “They didn’t trust you not to do something stupid.”
    She blew out her breath in frustration. “Nice.”
    He arched an eyebrow. “Do they have reason to believe any other way?”
    “Whether or not they thought they knew how I’d react, I had a right to know.”
    Connor nodded. “On that point we agree, which is why I’m telling you now. Maybe now you’ll see that this isn’t some fucking game. This is your life, and it’s my job to make sure you stay alive. Now, are you going to help me or are you going to do everything you can to make my job harder?”
    Slowly she shook her head.
    “Which is it?”
    “I’ll . . .” She swallowed and then turned her gaze up to meet his once more. “I’ll cooperate. I’ll try.”
    He folded his arms over his chest and leaned against the edge of the table. “You’ll do more than try.”
    She held her hands up in surrender. “Whatever. You’re the boss.”
    He smiled and it made him look so arrogant she was tempted to haul him down and kiss him senseless again.
    “Glad you recognize that fact. We’ll get along just fine as long as you remember that little tidbit.”
    Slowly she got to her feet. “Are we finished now?”
    He nodded.
    She reached into her bag for her keys and walked toward the door, unsure of what the hell had just happened. She was a little shell-shocked and off balance. She needed a little time to process the storm that was Connor Malone.
    Connor fell into step behind her but she paid him little attention. She walked into the reception area where the others were all standing around talking. She didn’t miss the way conversation stopped or the way they all stared at her as she went by.
    “Bye, Ms. Jones. It was nice meeting you,” Faith called.
    Lyric looked up and smiled, because really, not smiling at the really nice blond woman was like kicking a puppy. You just didn’t do it. And the truth was, there was something about Faith that just made a person a little warm on the inside.
    Clearly Lyric needed a drink to get over that little burst of poetry. She could get drunk and write a song about sunshine and dedicate it to Faith.
    She bit her lip to call back the laughter and offered a wave to everyone as she left the building.
    Ah, freedom. Not that she liked being alone, but somehow, right now it was preferable to being cooped up in a room full of people who made her feel vastly inferior. She was the famous superstar, and yet a group of good ole boys and Miss Sunshine made her feel not good enough.
    It wasn’t until she reached her car that she realized Connor had followed her out. She frowned as she unlocked her doors. He was taking his job a little too seriously for her liking.
    Determined to ignore him, she slid into the driver’s seat just as he opened the passenger door and got in beside her.
    She paused after she put the key in the ignition and looked questioningly at him. “What are you doing?”
    He looked at her like she was a moron for asking the obvious. “I believe we’ve been over this. You’re in danger. I’ve been hired to keep you safe. Therefore, for the next two weeks, where you go, I go.”
    Her mouth gaped open. “Are you serious?”
    He gazed coolly at her. “Does it look like I’m joking?”
    “But I’m just going back to my hotel.”
    “Hope you have a double, because I’m not sleeping on the floor.”

CHAPTER 5
     

     
    L yric flexed her hands as she navigated the busy streets back to her downtown hotel. Connor rode in silence next to her, his