The Witching Hour by Anina Collins

Author:Anina Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery
Publisher: Eight Feathers Press
Published: 2019-01-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I rushed over to him just as he cocked his arm back to hit Stephen. I’d never seen Alex this angry before, and I knew when he cooled down that he’d regret it if he went through with doing this.

Grabbing his arm, I pleaded with him. “Alex, don’t! Just let it go. Please, let it go.”

He didn’t lower his arm, not even flinching as I begged him not to hit him. His fist shook from anger as he stared straight ahead, almost looking through Stephen, who glared at me.

“Get the hell away from us,” Alex said in a terrifying voice through gritted teeth. “I won’t tell you twice.”

Stephen turned his attention to face him, and for a long moment, the two men faced off with Alex still ready to hit him and Stephen angrily staring out from between slits for eyes. I didn’t know what would happen next, but then he simply stormed away, leaving me standing there with my hands on Alex’s bicep still shaking from how furious he was.

“Oh, my God!” I said quietly as he slowly lowered his hand still balled into a tight fist to his side.

Alex said nothing and walked away to go inside the police station. I watched him and knew by the stiffness of his body that every cell inside him still wanted to pound Stephen right in that nasty mouth of his.

I leaned against the car as my legs began to buckle from the reality of what had just happened. Looking up and down the sidewalk, I saw no one had stopped and seen their confrontation, thankfully. Things were strained enough with the police department. The last thing they needed was townspeople complaining about their officers brawling in the street.

Stephen still stomped down Main Street, and I thought about telling him how wrong he was myself. Alex hadn’t been influenced by me concerning anything about him. If he had, he would have threatened to beat the snot out of him months ago. How dare he accuse an officer like Alex of being blinded by anything.

In truth, I’d often wanted Alex to do more about the problem Stephen had with me, but he always kept his distance, preferring to remain professional. If that fool thought just because we dated that I’d convinced Alex that he was a murderer, he was even dumber than I thought.

A hundred things I wanted to say to him ran through my head, but what was the use? He wouldn’t listen to me or anything I had to say. As I got angrier by the moment about how insulting Stephen had been, I felt my temperature begin to rise. As Alex often said, my Irish began to show itself.

In the moment, I’d forgotten all about the stifling heat, but now as I stood collecting my thoughts after the incident, sweat began to drip down from my scalp. If I spent any more time out in the scorching temperatures, I might melt into the sidewalk, so I hurried inside to find Alex.

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