Nobody moved. Nobody said anything. She squeezed herself between her insufferable thesis subject, and an aggressive stranger. Her face was just a couple of inches away from his, looking straight into his eyes. Oh! And her hands were still on his solid chest.
Awkward.
Her body reacted anyway. She hated it.
Luca West was staring at her too, speechless, one eyebrow raised. She felt Tom Vega behind her backing off.
Thank God!
She quickly removed her hands and took a step back. What a reckless decision... Noelle could easily have gotten hurt.
And she felt dozens of shocked stares fixed on her. But she would continue to be reckless.
She grabbed Luca's arm and said in a low voice: "We need to go. Now."
Noelle pulled his arm and was quite surprised when he actually started following her. S
