Will quirked his mouth to the side, residually irritated that Tuck had stopped him from stopping her from slapping Tuck. He wouldn't have hit her or anything, just caught her arm and made her back off. Made sure she knew that was unacceptable.
The phrase even when she did beat me unconscious bothered Will somewhat too, making him feel angry and protective. "The woman is a psychopath. If she can beat you unresponsive, she is capable of anything," he said. "It in't right, what she did. And she will not lay a hand on you again."