Liam didn’t say a word as he pulled me away from the side deck, gripping my wrist like I was some object he could just relocate when I annoyed him.
We stopped near the bow of the boat, where the rest of the world felt miles away. The music was a faint hum now. All I could hear was my heartbeat, and his silence.
He finally turned to face me.
“What the hell was that?” he asked, voice low but tight.
“What was what?” I snapped, folding my arms.
“Don’t play dumb, Emily. You know exactly what I’m talking about.”
“Do you mean the part where I was laughing? Or where I was having a good time, before you stormed in like a thundercloud?”
His expression hardened. “You know what Kelvin’s doing. He’s using you to get under my skin.”
I narrowed my eyes. “So now I’m a pawn? You don’t get to play p
