King wanted to dance with me? Since when? Besides, I promised to block King out of my mind for the rest of the evening.
"I think I'm ready for a break, King. Another time?"
"Can we talk?" King asked.
"We talked just the other day, King. I said everything I had to say."
King caught my elbow. He held me in place as I turned to walk away. "Teela, please. You owe me at least that much."
I got whiplash as my head turned in his direction. "I owe you? I owe you? Are you fucking crazy?"
Stiff grabbed King's wrist right above where King's hand grasped my elbow. "Hey, let her go. The woman said no, and you don't need a scene. It would be bad for Ben's business. Bad for your reputation, and it could be bad for your chance of staying alive if Alec catches you touching his woman."
"King said, "I'm not afraid of Alec."
