Lexi could still feel Julian’s touch, even though he was no longer holding her.
It didn’t matter that there were people everywhere, that the grand ballroom hummed with chatter, clinking glasses, and murmured gossip. None of it registered.
All she could hear was his voice.
"You think I’m going to let him have you?"
The words had wrapped around her like a noose, pulling tighter, making it impossible to think.
Julian was always composed, always controlled, but when he had spoken those words, there had been something raw beneath them.
Something possessive.
Something dangerous.
And it was all for her.
Lexi exhaled shakily, willing her pulse to slow, but her body wasn’t listening.
She needed to get out of here.
To think.
To breathe.
Before she could move, Julian took a slow step for
