•| SAPPHIRE
I blinked when Kaiden walked to where I stood and smiled at me. “Did he touch you?” he asked, but I shook my head.
What the heck was he doing here? We just saw each other this morning. And he hadn’t even been to Leon’s bar before. I could feel the happiness and excitement radiating from Leon in waves as he stood beside me.
Jerk.
Kaiden turned to face the bastard who’d tried to hit me. The man was already trembling like he’d been caught committing an offense and was being hurdled to prison. His forehead was sweaty, and when I looked at his hand, it was clammy.
Kaiden had only said one sentence, and the atmosphere seemed to have shifted from charged to cool in an instant, with everyone holding their breath like if they breathed too loud, they might get killed.
“I’m sorry. I
