Theo's POV
“Riley!"
The moment the car stops, my vision blurs, and for an instant all I can see is her, lying in the middle of the alley, her father's hovering over her body. The raised hand and the scream of anger in his voice.
But if this man thinks he knows anger it is only because he has never encountered mine before.
Boris speaks behind my back. He asks me to stay in the car. But I don't have to obey orders. I am not the one who follows them, but the one who commands them.
In a hurry, I get out of the car. The steps that separate me from Riley seem like forever, but I cross the alley in three quick moves and reach her before the man's hand hits her skin again.
I stop his fist with my own hand. John Gray, Riley's father, looks up in surprise. He didn't expect to meet me and he su
