Scandal and Seduction
They’d probably laugh, maybe even watch, and that thought made bile rise in my throat.
No, stop it, Elena. Don’t think like that. Marley wouldn’t dare. I said in my heart. Not with Andrew around. He might be reckless, but he wasn’t stupid. If he touched me, Andrew would kill him. That thought was the only thin shield of comfort I had, and even then, it barely held.
I shook my head, trying to brush off the ugly fear clawing at me.
The seconds dragged like hours until Lexis staggered back into the room. His steps were unsteady, his bottle of Hennessy dangling from his hand. When he spotted me sitting alone, his bleary eyes lit up, and a crooked grin spread across his lips.
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