Inseparable

by Siobhan Davis

Mariah looks sideways and gasps, her eyes popping wide. “Holy shit!” she cusses. “I don’t believe it.” Before I can question her or see what’s captured her attention, Tyler lands in front of me, blocking my view. “You’re Angelina, right?” He blasts me with a devastating smile. “Yes, and you’re Tyler.” His grin expands. “You’ve heard of me.” Hard not to notice when his eyes seem to follow me everywhere these days. He’s watched me from a distance the last few times we’ve been at the frat, but this is the first time he’s plucked up the courage to approach me. I’ve noticed him leaving every other party with a different girl on his arm, and even without the Ayden complication, I’ve no desire to be another notch on his bedpost. “Would you like to dance or get a drink or even get out of here?” He turns his hand palm up in invitation, his eyes glinting suggestively. I tuck my hair behind my ears, preparing to put Tyler firmly back in his box. “Actually, I—” “She’s spoken for.” The deep masculine voice is low, the tone suffused with warning. Everything goes on high alert inside me. A warm hand lands on my arm, sending delicious tingles over my skin, and my knees buckle underneath me. His arm encircles my waist from behind, helping steady me. My lower lip is wobbling, and my heart is thudding wildly in my chest. Butterflies swarm my stomach, and every limb in my body is shaking uncontrollably. “Who the fuck are you?” Tyler demands to know, his cocky, confident swagger replaced by a ...