Page 105 of Hard Rock Heat

"It was bad enough when Damon did it, but doeseveryrock star have to flirt with my intern?" I saidloudly.

Katherine jumped. The man turned his head a fraction of an inch, giving me a lazy smile before turning his attention back toher.

"Thank about it, kitten," he said. With one last tug of her hair, he sauntered off with an easy stride. Katherine gazed after him, flushed, with stars in hereyes.

"I guess Cherry Lips is your favorite now?" I said with an archedbrow.

She flushed even hotter andstammered.

"It's fine," I said. "Soon I won't have to worry about anything flirting with my internanymore."

She looked alarmed, no doubt imaging the worst casescenario.

"You're not my intern," I explained. "We're promoting you tocoordinator."

"Oh my god!" She pressed her hands to her chest, as if forcing herself to breathe. "Thank you so,somuch,Faith!"

"You're the one who did the work," I remindedher.

"You and Damon helped me a ton," she said. "He was so patient when I had no idea what I was doing. I'll have to thankhim."

"He's around here somewhere," I said. "I'll go look around to find him foryou."

And also to have that make-out session hepromised.

I couldn't find him backstage, and no one else had seen him since coming off stage. He didn't respond when I texted him. Stymied, I wandered around the stadium, keeping an eye out for a tall, gorgeous man with tattoos on hisarms.

At an event with dozens of rock stars, that was a difficultfeat.

When I finally found Damon, he wasn't out on the stadium field. He was inside the building, near the offices I'd been working in. I was on second floor, too far away to catch his eye. I started down the stairs, meaning to call out tohim.

I saw Gareth Drake standing in front ofhim.

Damon's fists clenched. His jaw set firmly. His muscles bunched. He looked second away from launching himself at his father. Heart in my throat, I ran down the stairs, taking two at atime.

I didn't know why his father had shown up again, but I had the worst feeling that, this time, Damon was going tosnap.

Chapter Thirty-Four

Istumbledon the last stair in my haste, but quickly righted myself. I rushed down the hallway, ready to throw myself between Damon and hisdad.

"You're in no position to make threats," I heard Garethsay.

"Damon, stop!" I yelled, coming to a stop in front ofhim.

Damon's eyes went wide in surprise, not expecting to seeme.

"Faith, you don't need to be here," hesaid.

"I'm not going to let you do something you'll regret," Ipressed.

He stared at me, before chuckling. "Don't worry." Damon held out his cell phone and tapped thescreen.

You couldn't continue blackmailing me, so you tried it with August? Damon's voice rang out from the tinny speakers.Are you stupid orsomething?

That idiot tried to threaten me, too,their father's voice responded. I could hear the taunting in his voice.It's almost like you don't know what blackmail is. You give me what I want and I go away. You don't, and I make your life a livinghell.

"I have you admitting to blackmail," Damon saidconfidently.