Keith snapped his fingers under her nose.“Hey, starry eyes!”
Jillian leaned back, her cheeks warming.“I’ll find you as soon as I’m done.”But when Keith left, Jillian realized she had Chris’ phone.Lex’s phone numbers were onherphone.Damn.The call would have to wait.
She followed Keith.
They were in the middle of sparring when she heard, “Sir.You can’t be here.This is a closed set.”
Jillian’s first thought was Lex.She smiled and relaxed.If it were Lex, they’d roll out the red carpet.She faced Keith and resumed their rehearsal.
“I want to see her now!”a voice rang out.
Jillian recognized the deep commanding voice.She turned, forgetting that she was sparring with Keith.A punch landed on her chin, knocking her backward.She staggered, her hand going to her cheek.
A roar filled the set, and the next second Dom was lifting Keith by his shirt and two security guards were picking themselves up from the ground.The production manager, Barbs, and several security guards closed in fast.
“You like punching women?”Dom snarled, a hand poised to squash poor Keith.
“Dom, no!”Jillian yelled.
“Agent Manos!”Douglas barked at the same time.
CHAPTER 20
Dom glanced down at Jillian, then Douglas.“He hit her.”
“We’re doing stunts.”Men!She gripped his wrist and pulled it down.“Let him go.”
He dropped Keith and grinned as he stared at Douglas.“Yes, sir.”
Douglas glared.“Is that supposed to be funny, Manos?”
“You called me Agent Manos.Brought back memories of good times.”
So Douglas was once Dom’s superior.It didn’t explain his presence on the set.
“You were to contact me when you got here,” Douglas said.“Let’s go.”
“What’s going on here?”Mr.Gunter, the production manager asked.“How did this man get inside the set?”
Barbs moved closer, but she didn’t speak.Her flashing eyes said she wasn’t amused.Her legendary temper was about to erupt.
“Excuse us,” Jillian said, grabbing Dom’s arm and tugging.He didn’t move.
“Just a second.”He went to Barbs and spoke briefly.Barbs glanced at Jillian and Douglas, and nodded.Then he was striding back to where Jillian and Douglas stood.“Let’s go.”
Jillian was confused.“Where?”
“Away from here.Lex wants me to take you to safety until he contacts us.”
Douglas groaned.“You didn’t have to tell her that.”
“I just did,” Dom said in a hard voice.He was no longer Agent Manos, Douglas’ subordinate.“I’d rather she knows what’s going on.Lex would want that.”
Jillian’s stomach dropped.“When did you talk to Lex?What’s going on?”
“I don’t know.He was cut short before he could explain.”He took her arm and led her away from the others.“I’m supposed to take you somewhere safe until we hear from him.”
“What do you mean he was cut short?When?Do you have his number?Can I talk to him?I lost my phone and can’t call…” Her voice shook to a stop.“Where is he?”
