~~ETHEL~~
The party continued with people dancing to the slow music. My eyes darted through the crowd, but there was no Keanu.
"Looking for my brother?"
The male voice speaking right into my ear nearly made me jump. I spun around to find Nikolai behind me.
The man laughed. "Relax."
"Please don't do that again."
He raised an amused brow. "I didn't know you were such a scaredy cat."
"I'm not," I muttered.
"You were looking for Keanu?"
"Yes," I admitted. "Have you seen him?"
"Of course." He gestured forward. "Let me take you to him."
I hesitated for a second, then nodded. "Thank you."
He fell into step beside me, and within a few seconds his hand had found the small of my back in a way that was almost identical to how Keanu touched me there, except that it felt completely differen
