Ariana stood frozen, her heart pounding violently against her ribcage. Her hands were shaking. She could not believe Dennis had come here just to insult her. The worst part? He wasn’t so wrong. She was nothing without Vincent and had to give up her freedom to get his help.
Vincent turned to her, his expression almost unreadable. But, there was something. Something quiet and protective in he way he looked at her. Something furious in the way he fought off Dennis.
Maybe she was just imagining things.
“You need to learn to stand up for yourself. You shouldn’t let trash like that touch you.” His voice was flat, but beneath it was a flicker of something that almost sounded like anger on her behalf.
She swallowed, still trembling. “I didn’t—he just—”
“I know,” he said, cutting her off. “We
