His sudden laugh transformed his face, making him even better looking, but also making him approachable and less cocky. “He’s my brother.”

Brother? Well that explained the common last name. And Lex had said his brother was a photographer. But I had a feeling he’d deliberately not told me about Xander. Granted, probably many a girl got close to Lex hoping to brush against fame or something.

Now that I looked closely, I wondered how the hell I could have missed it. Alexi cocked his head the same way Xander did. Had the same almost-smiling uptick of his lips. And their bone structure was similar as well. Except Xander’s eyes leaned toward dark slate, and Alexi’s were a soft silver. “Oh. Small world, I guess.”

“Indeed.” He continued to study me. But again, his scrutiny wasn’t sexual… exactly. At least I didn’t think it was.

I stood there, awkwardly shifting from foot to foot to distribute my weight in the killer heels. I wanted to appear nonchalant, but he unsettled me. “What? Why are you staring at me?”

His grin flashed. Wow. It should be illegal for him to do that in public. The simple act of smiling made him look angelic and sweet, but he was possessed of the devil’s charm.

“Relax. I already told you, I don’t sleep with students.” He shrugged. “Your face is interesting. I’m trying to figure out the best light to shoot you in.”

He thought my face was fascinating? Right. Didn’t mean I was going to let him shoot me though. “I don’t think so.”

He nodded absently. “Well, if you change your mind, I suppose you know where to find me.”

“I suppose I do.” I began to wonder exactly how many of his students he’d ‘photographed.’

His next question surprised me.

“What do you want with my brother?”

I wasn’t sure I’d heard him right. “Excuse me?”

“My brother—what do you want with him?”

Bewildered, I sputtered. “I—I don’t want anything from him. I barely know the guy. It was just a dance.”

Xander’s eyes were stormy as he leaned into my space. He smelled like Lex. They apparently had the same taste in unique cologne. The scent swirled around me, and I had to shake my head to clear it.

“Bullshit. I can see it on his face. You intrigue him. Let me do you a favor and give you some advice. Steer clear of him.”

Heat prickled my arm. “I’m sorry, but as far as I’m concerned, I only need to take your advice in the classroom. Outside of it, I can take care of myself.”

He cocked a brow. “Who said I was worried about you?”