Chapter 4
Otto was grinning at me, waiting for Mary to leave before speaking. But Mary recoiled against me, reading that grin as more of a leer. She clutched my arm tightly.
"It's okay, Mary," I said, putting my hand on hers until she relaxed her grip.
"You know him?" Mary asked.
"Yes. Like you said, he's a friend of Edward's," I said. Otto's grin ticked up a notch at that.
But the look of concern on Mary's face didn't diminish. She leaned close to whisper in my ear. "That's not all he is."
"I know," I said. "I'll be all right. Perfectly safe. I was actually hoping to run into him, although I had no idea he would be here at this party."
"Yes," Mary said, giving him a side eye. She hadn't expected to see him at the party either, although how much she really knew about him, I had no i
