With Alicia turned looking at the idiot who had grabbed her, she didn't see Adrian move smoothly through the crowd the moment he saw the moron's hand grope tightly. He stood over her shoulder and as she counted down the man's eyes widened at the murderous look on Adrian's face.
Don't get him wrong, Adrian had no question that Alicia could take care of herself, but there was something about someone putting his unwelcome hands on Alicia that Adrian ready to pull out his wand. Or throw a punch. As it was, Alicia's threats and the look Adrian gave that could make anyone cower had the man ducking away and muttering apologies as he clumsily slunk through the crowd from wherever he'd come from. Before she turned, Adrian put an arm around her middle and leaned in, whispering roughly in her ear over the music, "Watching you hex that idiot would have been a highlight of my life, sweetheart."