Blindsided (LSU, #1)

by Becca Steele

“He’s watching us.” It took me a second to register Elliot’s murmured words, but then I tilted my head towards him, my lips barely forming the words. “Who?” “Liam,” he breathed in my ear, his hands sliding from my hips to my stomach. “W—what?” My gaze arrowed straight to the one place I’d been purposely avoiding looking at. There he was. Illuminated by the club lights, a rainbow of colours sliding over his gorgeous body in a smoky haze, he commanded every single bit of my attention. Completely ignoring the girl next to him, who now had her arm around the waist of another girl who was kissing down her neck, he was watching me intently, his fists balled up and his jaw clenched. A bright light swept across him, and I got a good look at his eyes in that moment. They were boring into me. So, so dark, and angry, and heated. A sound escaped my throat that I hadn’t even intended, and Elliot chuckled against me. “He wants you.” “He’s straight,” I protested. “I thought so too until you came along.” Elliot pressed closer to me. “Want to fuck with his head a bit?” Angling my head further, I kept my eyes fixed on Liam. His gaze was burning into me, and it made my breath catch, my stomach flipping. “What do you mean?” Whatever Elliot’s plan was, it had “bad idea” written all over it. “What will he do if I do…this?” Elliot slid a hand up over my abs, up to my chest, while he nuzzled his nose into my neck. I watched, fascinated, as Liam downed his drink, then slammed his glass down on the...