Alyssa's POV
Fuck.
My heart lept into my mouth seeing him up there like that. The knife was right against the skin of his throat. I saw Jayce looking across the crowd, like he was searching for something, before his eyes landed on me. In this moment right now, I hated how vibrant I looked, I was painting a target on my back.
Mason stepped in front of me protectively as El came up shifted through the crowd up to my side. We stood there, the three of us trying to figure out what to do. I wanted to run straight up there and be with him. There was no way I could fight off that attacker. There was nothing I could do, but I could be there with him.
There should be guards. Where the hell are they?
Then Mason started leading El and I away, trying to make sure we got through the crowd unnoti
