Clenching his jaw against the white-hot agony, Silas whirled around and crushed me against his chest. He yanked off his suit jacket and wrapped it around me, and his voice came out rough with pain yet unshaken. "Stay close. I will not let anything touch you."
Police swarmed in moments later and dragged away the attacker as the banquet hall erupted in horrified whispers.
"Holy hell. Mr. Stone just took acid for Nia."
"That was sulfuric acid. One splash to the face and she would have been ruined forever. For a man like him to risk his life, he is totally whipped."
"Did you see Dylan shove his own girlfriend forward? What a coward."
Deaf to the chaos, I lunged for Silas. The fabric of his shirt had sizzled into his flesh. I choked on a sob and yanked his arm. "We are getting you to a hos
