Page 35 of Guarding the Singer

Sadie blushed and Selene relaxed a little.

"Yes, you would understand."

Selene felt like they had a moment of connection there.

They'd likely had some of the same experiences in their lives, just in different parts of the entertainment industry.

"Outside of my work as an actress, I do live in Montana. My husband is the head of a group called the Brotherhood Protectors."

Selene shifted a little in her chair, her forehead furrowing a bit. She'd heard that name before.

"We offer protection or help to people who need it."

"Oh-kay." Selene felt like she should be getting a bigger picture of what was going on, but she couldn'tseem to put her thoughts together into a single thread.

"Here."

She turned her head and saw William reach out a glass toward her.

"A glass of water?"

She nodded slowly and took the glass in her hand and lowered it to her knees.

"Thank you." She managed a lopsided smile in his direction.

He swallowed and she had to drag her gaze away from his throat and back to Sadie.

"There was a time in my life when someone was trying to hurt me. I needed someone to keep me safe and Hank was there. He protected me when I needed someone to have my back and as you can see. I'm still here today."

Selene smiled. "That's wonderful. It's nice to have support. Even better when it's someone you care for. That you love."

Sadie's smile lit up the whole room and Selene couldn't help but return her smile.

"William is here because he's working with Hank now."

Selene couldn't hide her surprise at that.

It had been some time since she talked to him about his job.

Well, it had been quite some time since they'd said more to each other than a quick check in.

When she turned to look at William, he was watching her with a little hesitation in his eyes.

"He's here because you might be in danger."

Selene turned to look at Sadie and her eyes searched Sadie's face to see if this... if her words... were real.

Selene came to the sinking realization that Sadie believed her words.

That didn't make it any easier for her.

"When you say danger..."

She turned to look at Cooper.

"The break-in. What they did to my trailer? That... That wasn't a one-off?"

Cooper shook his head. "There have been a few things, but we were able to fix things and keep the production going."

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