How To Tell Her

[Anthony’s POV]

I watch with wide eyes as Holly rushes forward out of nowhere with a knife in hand. Not stopping, she lifts it in the air, and when she reaches Tabitha, she attacks. However, before she can make contact, Atticus is moving and grabbing her wrist.

Giving a twist, he makes her drop her weapon before pinning her to the ground and pulling out a set of handcuffs.

For a moment, I consider moving forward to help him, but that damned draw that I usually felt when Holly was near pressed against me, and I felt keeping my distance would be for the best, at least for now.

“LET GO OF ME!” Holly hisses as Atticus finishes cuffing her and then lifts her. “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO…”

“Your worst nightmare,” Atticus growls, letting his icy aura erupt from him. “I suggest you fucking cooperate before I hurt you.”

“You wouldn’t hurt a woman, would you?” Holly gasps, fixing her gaze on his.

“If I feel threatened, possibly.”

As the words leave his lips, Holly gives him a confused look.

“W