I’ve never let a man stop me from having a good time and I’m not going to let it happen tonight. We get lost in the music for so long that we don’t even realize how much time has passed. Soon the dance floor is packed and two guys I’ve never seen before come sliding up to us.

I turn around to face away from them, but when I do I run right into Dario. He’s looming over me, but he’s not looking at me. Instead he’s got his eyes on the guys behind me.

“Fuck off,” Dario orders the guys and then dismisses them as he looks down at...