Lucas marches forward, shoving the man off me.

" What the hell are you doing, dude? " he growls.

The guy glares but doesn’t respond. He just walks away, silent.

" He…he tried to rape me," I whisper, trembling.

Lucas’s jaw tightens. "I saw. But why the hell were you at an event like this in the first place?" His words sting, blaming me even as he protects me.

" Noah wanted me to come. I…I'll tell him everything," I say, voice shaky.

Lucas scoffs. "And what do you think he’ll do? ...