88 Dangerous

Marco’s POV

"She wasn’t behaving?" The words hit me like déjà vu—wasn’t that exactly how I used to describe Harper? Now, thinking back, it feels shallow and ridiculous.

"So, you took her to get hypnotized? Wiped all her memories so she could be your brainless Barbie doll?"

"I didn’t do anything you hadn’t already done."

Joseph threw a punch. I dodged and elbowed him in the gut, sending him sprawling to the ground in a second.

His pride refused to let him give up. He pulled a knife from behind and lunged at my face. I blocked it, but not without my arm getting slashed. Tearing off the bottom of my shirt, I wrapped it around my arm and got up, twisting his arm back and pinning him with my knee.

Joseph lay there, panting, still struggling. I couldn’t help but punch him in the face.

“D.amn it.”

I rubbed my bruised jaw, unsure how to deal with the mess. Just the thought of Harper seeing me like this made me hate Joseph even more for the trouble he caused today.