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Asher and I speed up as we near the door

"Where do you think you’re going?" one of the larger men calls out

Asher shoves at the door, but pauses, deliberating soradually turns around "We are leaving Do you have a proble leather pants andvest crosses his arms "Yeah You can’t just knock out one ofthe consequences" He waves his finger at ht filthy ets to walk off easy"

"You didn’t even know my dad," I say "So shut the hell up"

"I’ aboutto do with that" My legs tremble, but I refuse to cower back "I barely knew hi and it’s so powerful, I want to run and hide "But you did know your daddy and you probably killed him just like you killed irl he was always hangin’ out with That Farrah girl Yeah, I bet you killed her too"

Asher dropsto channel all his anger to stay in his body He steps toward the man and spreads his arms open "The next word that coy"

The man cracks his knuckles and neck "Or what?"

I eye theon Asher’s sleeve, trying to lure hio"

Laden’s uncle laughs and the rest of the o You better listen" Without warning, he draws his arm back and clocks Asher in the face with his fist

Asher cru on his knees "Well, that was a cheap shot," hehis cheek

"Oh rey eyes darken as he tilts his head up and starts to stand up "Stand back," he warns,serious?" I ask "They’ll kill you"

"E at et hurt"

I don’t uy who looks like Ca Asher with fascination as he sips out of a lass Asher pops his knuckles and cracks his neck, then with one swing, he bends his arm and knocks Laden’s uncle out

"Holy shit," I breathe, staring down at the unconscious s and arms sprawled across the floor, and there is a little bit of drool pooling at his lips

Then all hell breaks loose

The rest of the es to the side and nudges me out of the ith his elbow A fewfroh the air The whole bar scatters for safety, screa for the front door The ht becomes a full-on brawl I’m not surprised I’ve seen it happen s at each other and even a few buffer fe s clobbered

A tall, lankyup to me with a smirk on his face "What’s the matter, sweetheart? You scared?" He steps closer and exhales beer breath in my face When his hand touches h me, but it is worth it

He collapses to the floor, groaning and clutching hisbitch"

"Do I look like sofor Asher I spot Phil hurrying out of the back room with a baseball bat and his cell phone "Shit" I duck through the flying bottles and fists "Asher!" I trip over an unconsciousover chairs and weaving around broken tables