“Yeah?”
“Got a situation.”
“Of course you do,” he deadpanned.
I filled him in on what I knew and Matt sighed. “You’ve got forty-eight hours to figure out if this is a real threat or if the local cops can deal with it.”
“That works,” I said. “I’ll call you tomorrow.”
“Bye,” he said, and hung up.
I finished getting dressed, then called Mack again.
“Hey, man,” he said.
“Put Darien on,” I said.
I heard rustling, then Darien said, “Hi, Jax.”
“Hey, babe. What do you know about this Melody thing?”
“Not much, honestly,” she said. “All I know for sure is that Harmony’s totally freaked.”
“Who’s Harmony?”
“Her sister...and assistant.”
“There’s another one?” I ground out.
Darien chuckled. “No, there isn’t another Melody. There’s a Harmony and she’s amazing, Jax, seriously. Super cool, very sweet, and really scared for her sister.”
I sighed. “Okay. You want to reach out and see if she can meet me today?”
“Yes,” she said, sounding relieved. “Thanks, Jaxon. I really appreciate it.”
“No problem, Dare. Just let me know where to meet her.”
“I will. Talk to you soon.”
She hung up and I headed to my kitchen to grab something to eat, quickly realizing I hadn’t had time to stop at the store once I got back from Alabama. As I grabbed my car keys to head out, my phone buzzed.
Darien:Harmony will meet you at the Sentinel in an hour if that works.
I texted back,Works for me. What room?
Darien:Ask for Flossie Williams at the Concierge.
I rolled my eyes. Fuck me, these starlets were nuts. I texted Darien back and told her I’d be there, then decided to grab dinner on the way.
* * *
Harmony
Melody had left anhour ago and I’d spent that time pacing my hotel room, wringing my hands. Darien’s phone call had kept me from grabbing a cab and hunting down my little sister...then handcuffing her to her bed until she was called to the set.
That last part might have been a little aggressive, but by the time I got to that line of thought, I was beyond worried and a little pissed off.
My room phone rang and I rushed to answer it. “Hello?”
