“And where is your rescuer now? Pinning all your hopes on a girl to save you?”
Stefanie narrowed her eyes. “What did you just say?”
Matt laughed, clearly delighted to piss her off. “Run along, honey. Or better yet, come over here, and I’ll take care of you like a real man.”
Whispering was carried in on the breeze as it swirled around us, and I smiled, knowing that I wasn’t alone. “If you’re such a tough guy, come on over here instead of shouting bullshit like a coward in front of your friends.”
Stefanie opened her mouth to add an insult, but I shook my head, tugging her behind me. “Shadow,” she exclaimed, frustrated.
“You stay behind me where I can protect you,” I whispered low. “Please.”
“This isn’t right.”
“No, sweetheart, it isn’t.”
I squared my shoulders back, ready for a confrontation as Matt stomped forward with a murderous gleam in his eyes. However this played out, I knew one thing.
I wasn’t going to be the one on the ground this time.