Orion’s POV
I stayed where I was, my eyes locked on her without even trying to hide it anymore. I told myself I was just watching to make sure she was okay. That was the excuse. The truth was heavier than that. I couldn’t look away. Not when she was right there. Not when every instinct in me stayed alert, coiled tight.
Then a man approached her.
He came from her blind side, sliding into the empty space next to her like he belonged there. Tall. Confident. Too smooth. The kind of man who thought charm was a weapon. My hand tightened around my glass before I even realized it had happened. The ice clinked softly, a warning sound only I heard.
He leaned in close, said something to her. She turned toward him, polite, distant. I could tell from her body language that she wasn’t interested. H
