"If you so much as touch her," Alex said, stepping between them, "you and your entire family will spend the night in jail."
The room fell silent as everyone turned to see Alex Sterling in the flesh. He fixed the two women with a cold glare.
He had arrived in time to hear the woman's last statement and he had been more than impressed to see Emma standing up for herself the way she did.
Though he would've waited to see how the whole thing would play out since he believed Emma would've handled himself better, he had decided to step in.
He didn't want to take any chances and he certainly didn't want to see anyone raising their hands on Emma.
