EMILY’S POV
Larkin didn't listen to me, no matter how hard I yanked on his arms to keep him from returning to the bar. His face darkened with an angry scowl. I was afraid of what he might do to Jacob. I had witnessed his ability to knock someone down. Even Kenneth, who had a huge body, fell unconscious with his single punch.
He already knew who Jacob was because my friends pointed him out when talking about him earlier. Claire had a naturally talkative tongue. Also earlier, she revealed to Larkin the humiliation I experienced at the Calarminos bar. I wanted to melt in shame when she described how I looked when I fell on stage—my legs were spreading, and my underwear was peeking out from my skirt, resembling a frog lying supine on the floor.
Larkin was smiling while listening, but when C
