I don’t answer that. I just hold his stare until he steps back, throws a wink over his shoulder at Red, and disappears into the crowd like this didn’t just blow sparks through the room. f**k! He set me up, he f*****g set me up.
I turn back to her, jaw still tight. “You okay?”
She nods slowly, but her eyes search mine like she’s seeing something she didn’t expect. “You didn’t have to do that.”
I lean in just enough that only she hears me. “Yeah, Red, I did. Because watching another man kiss you made me want to put him through the wall. That’s not something I’m about to apologize for.”
She doesn’t say anything right away. But the flush in her cheeks and the way her breath hitches?
Yeah. She feels it too.
Now I’m f****d. Completely, undeniably f****d. I told Echo I didn’t care if anothe
