Alex pulled Nyx closer to him protectively. She felt him tense, but it was different from yesterday. Now it was more like when ge stood up for her as a child. Hitting his hand away from her, he glared at Z. "Hands off, Z. There are precious few things in this world I won't let you hurt. She's one of them. Or is this your way of saying you want to pick up where we left off yesterday?" Even Z would be able to tell that ignoring this warning was risking his life.