“Alec, I…”
My words trail off as his eyes widen with rage and his nostrils flare.
“You what? Can you just accept any kind of responsibility for what a shitty person you’ve been? Or are you hell bent on being thevictim? I mean, look at what you did to your fucking sister!” he shouts.
I still as another humorless laugh rips through him as he lower his face to mine.
“You think I haven’t heard? The entire east coast heard about her meltdown to your affair. Tell me, were you fucking us both at the same time, or did I at least get to hit before he had his turn?”
My eyes dart around for an exit, but Alec just leans in further. I try to lean away but I’m trapped and he practically lays his chest against mine as he snarls into my face.
“You’re not even worth a second of the time I wasted on you. You’re selfish, cold and the only good thing about you is this,” he says as he roughly cups my pussy.
I shove him away roughly, hoping that will give me enough of an opening. He’s like a brick wall, though. I push him again and again, smacking his arm before I finally smack his face.
“Get OFF of me!” I shout.
His head whips to the side with a crack of my hand before he turns back, a crazed look in his eyes as he rears his hand back and delivers a smack that has me seeing stars. I cry out in pain as the sting burns my cheek before his hand buries into my hair, yanking roughly.
“I fucking hate you! You are hell! You’re the worst thing that ever fucking happened to me. Why did so many good people around me die when you are sitting. RIGHT. HERE.” He shouts, shaking me with each word.
Another slap comes across my cheek as he screams into my face.
“ANSWER ME!”
In the next moment, a force hits us. Alec is being ripped away from me as I look and see him pinned on the ground beneath Nico. I watch as Nico’s arm winds back before punching Alec in the face. Over and over again he delivers blow after blow as a crowd quicklyrushes into the breakroom. A woman comes to me, asking me if I’m okay but I can’t answer. All I can focus on is Nico beating Alec to a pulp while Alec laughs almost maniacally.
Jake pushes into the room through the crowd, shouting at everyone to get back before he hauls Nico up and away from Alec. No one really goes to check on Alec for a solid thirty seconds before a guy reluctantly kicks his shoe and asks if he’ll live. Based on the looks he’s receiving, I take it more than a few people were listening to our…argument. Awesome.
Jake has Nico in a hold, his arms pinned back behind him as he rages like a bull. His breathing is rough and ragged, his face beet red with anger as he stares as he keeps trying to lunge for Alec like he’s not nearly finished with him yet. I don’t know how he could do more damage, though. Alec is a bleeding mess on the floor as he cups his nose, attempting to open his rapidly swelling eyes.
“Calm the fuck down! Now! Focus on her, look at your girl. She’s okay, she’s okay,” Jake says into Nico’s ear.
Reluctantly, his eyes move to mine, his anger easing for a moment. Nico’s gaze runs over me from top to bottom before he shrugs Jake away. Jake lets him go, standing back a few feet as he keeps an eye on both guys before clearing out the break room.
Nico’s hands gently cup my face as his eyes frantically search mine.
“Are you okay?”
I didn’t realize it until now, but I’m shaking, like uncontrollably shaking. I think Alec shook me up more than I wanted to admit and now I’m sitting here shaking like a fucking leaf.
“C-can we go?” I ask.
Nico nods, pushing his way through the few remaining people as we head for the door. He shouts at someone behind him to have his schedule cleared for the day before we are to the elevator and stepping inside. Jake has been following us and stops as he looks tous from the door. Nico tucks me into his chest, wrapping his arms around me protectively as he looks at Jake.
“That little fuck is fired! Call the police because we will be pressing charges.”
“Get the police involved and he could press charges against you,” Jake points out.
Nico lets out a hollow laugh as he shakes his head.
“I wish he fucking would.”
Jake raises his hands in defense before looking to me. He mouths ‘call me if you need me’ and I nod in thanks as the elevator doors close. It’s not like I have Jake’s number, nor have I ever reached out to him for anything, but I think he means in case Nico needs help. I’m not sure many others could reign him in like that. Not when he was so far…removed from his own body it seemed.
Pulling back, I look at Nico’s hands, several of his knuckles are split open and bleeding. I frown as I inspect them carefully.
“We need to get you cleaned up.”
