“Bitch, what the fuck?”
I clench my fist and drive it into his mouth.
Pain bursts through my knuckles. He drops, clutching his bleeding hand. Kneeling over him, I raise the knife. “You’re the first person on this campus to meet the real me.”
“Serenity, baby?” comes a voice behind me.
The door clicked shut with a muted thud.
“I thought you were out partying with your little entourage.”
Chris tries to scramble backward, eyes darting past me.
“Get this crazy bitch?—”
I lunge, driving the knife deep into his shoulder.
“What the fuck?” he growls through gritted teeth.
“You tried to rape me. If you knew who I really was, you’d have run as fast as you could.”
Powerful hands seize my shoulders. “I’m here now. You’re safe.”
My body trembles violently, but my shoulders finally loosen.
“Take your psycho girl and get the hell out,” Chris snarls.
“Oh, you’re in no place to bark orders.You messed with a very dangerous woman. And I’m her sick and twisted man.”
Nico moves around me silently, like a stalking lion. He gags Chris before he can scream again. “I wanted to kill you the firsttime you laid a hand on what belonged to me.” He yanks the switchblade free from his back.
Nico’s gaze locks onto my neck, eyes widening. “You choked her?”
His fists slam into Chris’s face over and over.
Fitz steps forward, inspecting me closely.
Nico pulls a Glock from his waist holster.
Chris tries to rise from his spot. Nico places the muzzle against his temple. “Lay the fuck down.”
“Non posso ucciderlo. Non qui. Non ora. Serenity è un fantasma qui. Non so dirti perché. Can’t kill him. Not here. Not now. Serenity’s a ghost here. I can’t tell you why,” Fitz says in Italian.
“Non devi dirmelo. Lo scoprirò. Ma la proteggerò. You don’t have to tell me. I’ll find out. But I’ll protect her,” Nico replies in Italian.
“But first, I’m going to fuck him up for hurting her.” His words come out pained.
“Understood,” Fitz responds.
Nico glances at Fitz. “Where were you guys while he hurt her?”
“One of us was on this floor out of ear shot-”
I cut off his words. “On my command.”
Chris stares at us wide eyed assessing the situation.
Nico ignores my statement. “Send someone to get clothes from her dorm. She’s staying with me tonight,” he says in English.
