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She wasn’t even interested in him.
She doesn’t seem interested in anyone.
She doesn’t even seem altogether comfortable with being here. Maybe she’s uneasy in social situations. An introvert.
Dammit, why am I so curious to know more about her?
My eyes narrow as the pocket of solitude she’s been enjoying is interrupted once more by the tenacious Tin Man.
Sophie waited until a coveted spot on the couch opened up, then she dropped into it and hasn’t moved since. It was the first time all night she’s looked happy. She pulled out her phone and mentally left the party.
But now, Tin Man is back, forcing a seat for himself between her and the sexy black cat beside her and ruining her good time.
Sophie scoots over as much as she can, seemingly worried about him crowding the cat, but nowshe’strapped. I can practically see the panic swelling up inside her.
I polish off the last of my drink and put my empty glass down on the nearest surface.
I could easily end this for her, but I’m not usually the type to intervene on others’ behalf.
I’m not that nice or that considerate.
I’m a Viking, for fuck’s sake, not Prince Charming.
So why does the idea of rescuing her fill me with anticipation and relief?
I don’t know, but it does.
Since I’m also not in the habit of denying myself things I want, I abandon my watchful perch and make my way across the room toward Sophie.
Tin Man has his hand on her exposed knee, stroking it slowly despite her obvious discomfort.
Irritation bubbles up inside me.
Stopping directly in front of them, I drop my gaze pointedly to the Tin Man’s hand, letting him see that it displeases me.
Without even needing to know why, he stops stroking and looks up at me, his eyes wide with alarm.
“Hey, Silvan,” he squeaks.
“Move.”
It’s not a request.
Tin Man’s Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows hard, then quickly scrambles to his feet, practically tripping over his own bulky costume in his hurry to vacate the couch.
“Sorry,” he murmurs. “I didn’t realize she was yours.”
Sophie opens her mouth to object, but before she can, Tin Man flees without so much as a backward glance.
A smirk tugs at my lips as I gaze down at her. Her vulnerability bothered me when it was Tin Man taking advantage, but I find I quite like it when I’m the one towering over her.
It’s decided.
The girl’s spending the night with me.
The decision soothes something inside me, some restless thing that hates the idea of her slipping away from me. I knowso little about her. We must go to the same school if she got an invite to my party, but the campus is so sizable, I may never stumble across her again.
As much as she doesn’t seem to be enjoyingthisparty, I doubt I’ll see her at another one.
