“What about Kelsey and Zoey? Are they here too?”
“No. They chose to stay home and play it safe.”
“Megan isn’t going to be happy if something happens to you.”
“That’s just another layer of protection.” He grinned at me, grabbed the siren’s hips, and started dancing again. He had moves. Tempting moves.
Annoyed that Adira knew what she was doing, I turned away from Eugene and almost faceplanted into another chest. Arms encircled me but not to steady me. We started to sway to the music.
Jerking my head up, I locked gazes with an achingly familiar, humor-filled one.
“It took you long enough to join the fun,” Fenris said.
I stopped swaying and stepped back only to bump into other dancers, who propelled me right back toward Fenris. His grin widened.
“It’s easy to join the dancing. Much harder to leave it. Trust me, I’ve watched several try already.”
“How long have you been here?” I demanded.
“From the start.”
“Jenna’s looking for you.”
“I know.”
“Are you avoiding her?”
“Avoiding? Never. But I am a master at hiding. Dance with me, Eliana.”
I shook my head.
“Find Jenna. She’ll dance with you.”
His hands settled on my waist, and he reeled me in, inch by inch.
“You’re hurting my feelings.”
“Fenris, this isn’t you.”
“Why do you think that? Haven’t I been trying to get you to dance with me since Megan showed up months ago?”
I considered what he was saying. Hehadbeen asking me to dance since long before we’d spent any time together. Long before I could have possibly put any kind of spell on him.
“Fine. Dancing with girls is a ‘you’ thing. But not with me, Fenris.”
“Exactly. You’re the one who keeps getting away. Let me get this out of my system. Dance with me.”
“I can’t.”
“You can. You’re just afraid to because I gave in to my nature last night.” He leaned in close. “I warned you not to run.”
I shivered lightly at the timbre of his voice, and he licked my nose.
“I’ve never shied away from you when you let your nature show,” he said. Guilt tugged at me before I stomped on it. Fenris was so good at making believe that everything was okay.
“Don’t run from me, and you’ll be fine. Let’s dance.”
“Go find Jenna. She’ll dance with you.”
