Alex was surprised when Richard grabbed her, mostly because she'd been about to kick Warren while he was down in the same way that she had kicked the man who had kidnapped her. She'd kicked that bastard good and hard and until he hadn't gotten back up, and he'd just broken her ribs and kidnapped her. This was Warren who had tried to break her Richard, and there was no way in hell that she could let that stand. Not here, not now, and not at home.

The Helevation laughed once more, and the Tall Men covered in closer to them as they tried to leave. She was shaking, but she gripped his hand tightly, because getting the fuck out of there seemed like the safest thing that they could possibly be doing. "Oh Alex," the Helvation murmured softly. "Always going on emotion and never thinking things through. You're going to be the death of him someday if you don't stop. But then again, you've never been able to help yourself, have you?"