Days of our Lives spoilers for Thursday, June 25, see Kristen playing damsel in distress as she begs Xander to protect her from EJ.

Kristen hides behind Xander.

EJ gets a bad tip.

Sarah shares a secret with Brady.

Ari wants Gabi to spill it.

Holly thinks she knows what’s going on with her.

Kristen Runs Out of Places to Hide

Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) denied it when EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) accused her of setting up Sophia (Rachel Boyd) to kill Johnny (Carson Boatman). EJ didn’t buy it. Which means Kristen now has a target on her back.

And that was before EJ found out that Kristen intended to destroy him professionally as well. Especially after EJ heard from Rita that his drugs may have killed a person or two.

EJ will want to cover that up, too. So Kristen needs backup. And she turns to Xander (Paul Telfer). He is big and strong and good for hiding behind. But with Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) involved.

Xander Gets Pulled Into Another Dangerous War

Before Kristen tried to pretend like she couldn’t take care of herself, Sarah also came to Xander to ask him for help in digging into DiMera’s actions.

And if Xander has to choose between Kristen and Sarah… that’s what we call a no-brainer.

Unless, of course, Xander gets so angry that Sarah is doing her sleuthing with Brady (Eric Martsolf), that he decides to stick it to them both. By siding with Kristen. This is a fun quad! Let’s see what happens next!

Ari and Holly Refuse to Ignore the Warning Signs

With Sarah going looking for Liam (Hank Northrup), Ari (Vico Escorcio) has figured out that Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) is the one who drove him out of Salem. She just needs her mom to confirm it.

At the same time, Holly (Ashley Puzemis) is freaking out about Amy’s (Shi Ne Nielson) lawsuit, and thinks she knows what is really going on.