Taboo: Ties and Sins
But it wasn't an empty silence; it was charged, dense, as if every second was a taut wire about to snap.
Regina leaned back into the sofa, holding his gaze.
"Did you come over here just to throw out random words, or do you usually bother women alone in bars?"
"I never bother." His reply was immediate, confident. "I provoke. There's a difference."
She let out a light, ironic laugh.
"Provoke someone who's interested."
Scott tilted his head, his eyes still fixed on her.
"If you weren't interested, you would have sent me away already."
The provocation hung in the air, and Regina felt her own breath falter for an instant. He was right, and that irritated her.