Chapter 4
“Well, who is this tasty morsel?”
Alex stifled a groan. A mental rendition of cursing underscored his automatic Hello as he bumped into an old friend. Not even a second had passed—no time at all for Alex to come up with a ready plan to explain Mani’s presence—before said friend immediately turned his attention to his white-haired companion. James sashayed closer to Mani, slipping out of Alex’s embrace before Alex could stop him. Not that there was anything wrong with James, though he did exaggerate in everything he did—the way he moved, the stories he told—but Alex just didn’t know what James would do or how Mani would deal with him.
Leaning in too close to be polite, James tilted his head, looked up, and stared into the violet eyes.
James fluttered his eyelashes. “Love the c
