Javed’s heart stopped, the phantom heat of Martin’s lips still burning against his skin. He looked at David, who was standing at the bottom of the stone steps, his eyes narrowed in a mix of curiosity and suspicion. For a terrifying second, the silence stretched so thin it threatened to snap.
"Adrian was a nightmare," Javed lied smoothly, forcing his voice to lose its breathless tremor as he stepped away from the passenger side. He offered David a weary, frustrated smile. "He wouldn't take no for an answer, David. He pinned me into the booth and tried to force me to leave with him. Your dad had to practically throw the guy against a wall just to get him away from me. We’re both just... incredibly wired from the adrenaline."
David’s expression instantly shifted from curiosity to sheer outr
