Archer's gaze turned icy as all desire drained from his eyes.
He shoved Jessica away and whirled around to leave.
Jessica grabbed his arm, demanding, "Where are you going?"
He replied, "Samantha is in danger!"
'Samantha again! Why won't she just die?!'
When Archer reached the dressing room, he found Samantha, tearful and disheveled, pinned beneath a man.
"Archer... help me..."
A surge of rage sent all the blood rushing to his head.
He lunged forward, kicked the man down, then straddled him and pummeled him relentlessly.
"You've got a death wish!"
Samantha choked out between sobs, "Stop... You'll kill him!"
Archer gathered her into his arms, murmuring, "It's alright now. I'm calling the police!"
His eyes brimmed with concern, completely missing the unsettling calm beneath her te
