CHAPTER 015 OLIVIASPOV Myheartpounded.Julian,whatiftheyredangerous? Hestareddownatme,hisexpressionunwavering.Thentheypickedthewrongpersontomesswith.
Beforeicouldprotest,hewasalreadyheadingfortheexit,his stridesconfidentanddetermined.Mystomachtwistedintoknotsasiturnedbacktowardthevan,watchingJulianwalkstraighttowardit.Hisposturewasrelaxed,buthiseyesweresharp,scanningthesurroundingsasifalreadypreparingforafight.
Igrippedtheedgeofthetable,myfingerstrembling.Please,dontdoanythingreckless,iwhispered,eventhoughiknew hecouldnthearmeanymore.
AsJuliansteppedoutside,hepausedforafewseconds,glancingaroundthepavementuntilhespottedwhathewaslookingforanironrodlyingnearthecurb.Withouthesitation,hebentdownandpickeditup,givingitaquickswinginhishand.Itwasntmuch,butit woulddo.
Letsdothis,hemutteredunderhisbreath,thencontinuedhispathtowardthevan.
Theblackvehicleremainedstill,itstintedwindowsconcealingwhoeverwas inside.Juliandidntwaitforthemtomakethefirstmove.Heraisedtheironrodand,withouta secondthought,smasheditintothedrivers sidewindow.
Theglassshatteredinstantly.
Whatthehell,man?!avoiceshoutedfrominside.
Juliandidntrespond.Hereachedforthedoorhandleandyankeditopen,draggingthedriveroutandslamminghim ontothe ground.Themangroanedinpain,butbeforeJuliancoulddoanythingelse,thebackdoorsofthevanswungopen,andthreemoremenjumpedout,readyforafight.
Watchingallofthisibitmythumbasistaredinhorrorfrominsidethecafé.Itwasnowfouragainstone.Mybreathinggrewshallow.Everyinstinctinmybodytoldmetorunoutsideandhelp,butiknewiwouldonly makethingsworse.
*** JULIANSPOV Istoodtall,myeyeslockedonthegroupofmen.WhatdoyoupeoplewantwithOlivia?TheladyyouvebeenwatchingIdemanded.
Theleaderofthegroupsteppedforward,HewasdarkskinnedandlookedlikehewasinsomekindofgangbutIstill didSuccessfullyunlocked! HOWD Hesneered,Thisis noneofyour business,man.Sobackthefuckoff.

Hearing thatIlet outasmalllaugh,shakingmy head.Wronganswer.
1/3 CHAPTER015 Beforethepunkcouldreact,Ithrewapunchstraightathisjaw.Theimpactsenthim staggeringbackward,gripping thesideofthevanforsupport.Theotherthreementensed,I noticedtheir hands curlingintofists,readytoattack.
Myvoicewasdeadlycalm.Thisisyourfinalwarning.StayawayfromOlivia.ImadesureImadeitcleartothem AsIturned,preparedtoleave,twoofthemenquicklysteppedinfrontofme,blockingmypathandslightlyblockingmyview,mygriptightenedaroundtheironrod.Iknewwhatwasabouttohappen.
Theoddswerentinmyfavor,butIwasntonetobackdown.
Beforeicouldswingtherodagain,thethirdguyrushedfrombehindandgrabbedmyleftarm.Itriedtoreactbutanotheroneseizedmy right.Istruggled,buttheirgripwasfirm,holdingmeinplace.
Theleader,nowrecoveredfromthe punch,smirkedashewalkeduptome.
Youshouldvejustwalkedaway,man.Hesaidtomyfacewhilecrackinghisknuckles Withoutwarning,hedrovehisfistinto mystomach.
Igaspedaspainexplodedthroughmybody,myeyeswidening.
Fuckhehasahardpunch.Isaidtomyself Themenholdingmeonlytightenedtheirgrip,keepingmestillastheleaderpulledbackhisarm,readytodeliveranotherblow.
OLIVIASPOV Insidethecafé,iwasfrantic.Ifumbledmyphone,myhandsshakingasItriedtodial Butthescreenremainedblack.
No,no,no!Iwhispered.Myphonewasdead.
Shit!Ihissed,slamming theuselessdeviceontothetable.

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ThenIspunaround,desperateforhelp.
Peopleinthecaféhadnoticedthefightoutside,butinsteadofsteppingin,theyjustwatched.Somewhisperedamongthemselves,whileotherssimplysippedtheircoffee,asiftheywerewatchingamovieinsteadofareallifesituation.
Myfrustrationboiledover.I/rushed toagroupofyoungmensittingnearthewindow.Please!Youhavetohelphim!Ipleaded.
Oneofthem,aguy inagrayhoodie,glancedatmebefore shaking hishead.Sorry,lady.Notmyproblem.
Anotherman scoffed,Youreallythinkweregonnastepinagainstthoseguys?Werenot tryingtogetkilled.
Mychesttightened.Yourejustgoingtosithereandwatch? 2/3 44 CHAPTER015 Noneofthemanswered.Instead,isawafewwomenpullouttheir phonesnot tocallthepolice,buttorecord thefight.
Mybloodrancold.Thatactmademesick Theywerentscared.Theywereentertained.
Myhandsclenchedintofists.
*** JULIANSPOV Backoutside,Igroanedastheleaderssecondpunchlandedonmyribs.Mykneesbuckledslightly,butIrefusedtogodown.
Youreastubbornone,huh?theleadertaunted.
Iliftedmyhead,mybreathingheavy,butmyeyesstillburningwithdefiance.
Heclickedhistongue.

Letsseehow long thatlasts.
Heraisedhisfistagain,butbeforehecouldstrike,Isawanopportunityandsuddenlytwistedhisbody,usinghisstrengthtoyankoneofhisarmsfree.
Withouthesitation,Iswunghiselbow back,smashingitintothefaceoftheguyholdingmyrightarm.Themancursed,releasing hisgrip.ThatsplitsecondwasallIneeded.
Igrabbedthe ironrodfromthegroundandswungithard,crackingitagainstthe leadersside.
Hegruntedinpain,stumblingbackward.
Theothertwomen lungedatme,but I dodgedonepunchandrammedtheironrodintothesecondattackersstomach.Themandoubledover,wheezing.
Iturnedjustintimetoseetheleader reachingforsomethingin hisjacket.
Aknife.
ThatchangesthingsIsaidtomyselfasIlookedbacktothecaféandsawOliviagaspedfrominsidethecafé,herhandsflyingtoher mouth.
Ibarelyhadtimetoreactbeforeheslashedforward.Ijumpedback,butthe bladenickedmyarm,athinlineofbloodappearingonmypreciousskin.
Hesmirked.Stillfeellikeahero? Iexhaled sharply,mymindracing.Icouldnttakeallofthemon,notlikethis.Ineededtoget Oliviaoutofhere.
Itightenedmygripon therod,calculatingmynextmove.
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