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“We’re meant to be together, Elle. I’ll make you see that,” he snarls. I let out a scream so loud that someone in the building has got to hear me. Someone has to come and save me from this maniac. I watch as he drops the flowers to the ground and grabs me, pulling me out of my dad’s apartment and backing me up against the wall outside. I close my eyes, knowing he’s going to try and kiss me. He’s going to steal from me a moment that should be Will’s, my first kiss. I don’t want this. I wish I could just sink into the ground and let it swallow me whole.
Suddenly the pressure of Matt’s body against mine is ripped away. I open my eyes and gasp when I see Will holding Matt by the back of his shirt. His face is so angry that I feel a little frightened myself. But his anger isn’t directed at me. Never at me.
He looks like he could kill Matt, though.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Will snarls at Matt. They face-off, getting in one another’s face, all close and personal. I’m still backed into the wall, shaking, fearing for my safety. But when Will grabs the front of Matt’s shirt this time, I know why he’s here. To protect me, to make sure no man ever hurts me. I feel some of the pressure on my chest lift.
He won’t let this man hurt me.
“Stay out of this,” Matt spits at Will, his face bright red. “She’s mine.”
“Like hell, she is,” Will snarls. “You heard her. She doesn’t want you here. You need to leave.”
“Not a chance. We’re in love,” Matt snaps. “Get out of my way. This is none of your business.”
“If you don’t leave in the next five seconds, I’m going to make sure you regret it,” Will snarls. I’m still trembling, but with his bulging muscles and strong body, I know that Will can easily overpower anyone he wants. Matt is no match for him, and he should realize that. But he’s deluded, of course. He has been all along, and that’s why we’re in this mess now. He glares at Will.
“What are you going to do?” Matt asks, cocking his head to the side. The look in his eyes is feral, but Will is a beast of his own kind. I saw it from the moment he came out here to save me. He’s driven to save me and nothing will stop him now. I watch as he tilts his head back and then slams his forehead against Matt’s nose, sending him flying across the hall.
Matt howls like a wolf, falling to the ground easily when Will lets him go. He clutches his nose, which must definitely be broken. There’s blood pouring out between his fingers. I gasp in horror. I never wanted anyone to get hurt, but how can I complain when Will is saving me? He’s doing this for me.
Will stands over Matt, a towering force against a whimpering coward. The flowers he brought are crushed beneath him now. Will is breathing hard like a beast trying to control himself. I can see he wants Matt to hurt some more, but he’s holding back. He looks over and meets our eyes for a fleeting second. He’s doing this for me.
It feels, at the moment, like he’d do anything for me.
“She asked you to go. Now leave,” Will growls.
Matt stumbles to his feet, his eyes full of fear and pain. He glances over at me.
“I’ll be back for you,” he snarls and I feel a shiver run down my spine at his words. It’s scary enough facing off with him now, but the thought of ever having to see him again after tonight terrifies me. He runs off down the corridor and out of sight, leaving me and Will standing in the hall with the lingering feeling of what just happened.
The hall falls silent and Will rushes to me, pulling me into his chest and holding me tight. I can barely breathe with my face buried in his chest, but I don’t care. With him holding me in his arms, I feel safe, even after everything that just went down. I never want him to let go again. I’m torn completely between the fear of the moment and the joy in my heart at being pressed against Will.
I didn’t think he was coming for a moment. I was afraid he hadn’t heard my cries. That he didn’t want to get involved, or that he wasn’t around to be my savior. But now, I can’t believe I ever doubted him. He’s saved me from the scariest thing in my life. As long as Will is around, I know Matt won’t be a problem again.
But Will isn’t a guarantee in my life. Maybe he’ll slip away again now and I’ll never see him again. But I don’t want to imagine that. I hold him as tightly as he’s holding me. I never want to let him go, let this go. I want to belong to him. For him to always be around to protect me. I want to always have him beside me when I need him.
