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"What are you doing?"
"I am working. Now leave me alone."
"I am worried about you."
"Why?" He looked at her in surprise.
"You do not have any friends."
"I have friends at work."
"Why haven't you invited any of them over?"
"Why would I do that?"
"To behave like a normal person. You need a life."
"I have a life. Now go away and leave me alone. I have work to do." He waited while she hesitated, poised to send her flying if she did not leave. But wisely for her, she turned on her heels and walked back up.
He waited until she was through the doorway before he raced up and locked the door behind her, sliding in the bolt. He was not going to make that mistake again. It was time to get rid of her, of Lynn Peterson. The thought made his heart ache, but it had to be done.
*****
"You did not tell me."
"I thought it was harmless. Now I am surrounded by big husky men watching my every move."
"I called the detective in charge. Wyatt, and he gave me a brief description. Not to mention the fact that Jack, with his loose lips, had a lot to say. The guy sent you gifts?"
"We have not established if it is a male, but most likely it is." She pushed away from the vanity and came to sit next to him. Rehearsal was over for the day, and she was supposed to stay out until the driver arrived. In the meantime, Jason was babysitting her. It pissed her off that she did not have any freedom.
"Darling, I am concerned."
"So am I. And Callum is pissed. He calls every few minutes to check up on me. It's enough to make me crazy."
"Can you blame him?" Jason took her hands in his, a frown touching his brow. "This guy has been stalking you for the past six years; how could you ignore it?"
"At first, I was psyched. He would write these glowing reviews about my performances and say something like how I changed his life and how talented I am. I thought, ' Well, Lynn, you have an honest-to-goodness fan right here. You have come up in the world."
"And then things changed when you started going out with Callum."
"Wyatt believes that was what set him off. He said it's not sexual for the guy; he had me on this pedestal, and now that I have proven to be just a woman with sexual needs, he is disappointed."
"Christ! He sounds really sick."
She shivered at that and felt herself going cold. "I am definitely scared. I used to encourage fans to come backstage after a performance, but not again. It's affecting my performance. Each time I go on stage, I search the audience to see if I can spot him.
He could be anyone, and that's what makes it so damn scary. It's not like he walks around with a sign on his chest saying: 'Hey! I am the sicko who is stalking Lynn and making her life a living hell.'"
"Wouldn't that be handy?"
"Callum is blaming himself."
"Why?"
"Things started sliding when he came into my life."
"And if it were some other guy, it would be just as bad."
