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And nearly into Katelyn

She gasps and leans against the building for support “Luke…”

“Don’t worry This creep won’t bother you ever again” I aze “Will you?”

“I have no intention of bothering her” Then he glares at her “But I will see you again…Katelyn”

That’s it I don’t give a fuck I push the bastard into the brick wall and grab hi “She doesn’t like you, man Leave her alone”

“She used to like me a lot”

“She doesn’t now Get lost”

“I’ll have you arrested for assault”

“It’s battery, dumbass, and no you won’t”

“The cops are already on their way I called 911 before I left the restaurant”

He’s bluffing Already I know this jerk doesn’t want the cops anywhere near him I know his type “Great Then my lady friend here will be happy to tell the her”

Then I can’t helptoward us but a beat cop walking the street

Nice Maybe he did call the cops, though I doubt it

This guy looks like a normal beat cop He’s not in a hurry…until he sees that I’uy by the throat

“Trouble, fellas?” he says when he approaches

“Nah Just keeping a stalker in line,” I say

“Oh?”

“Yeah He’s bothering my dinner companion”

“Out here?”

“He was inside the restaurant”

“Let hio, man”

I releasesoftly

“I need to see some ID, please,” the cop says to me

“Am I under arrest?”

“I’m not sure yet ID, please”

“Officer,” Katelyn interrupts, “Luke didn’t do anything wrong Thisme”

“I’ll take your statelances at Yellow Eyes—“both of you”

I pull out my wallet, extract my New York driver’s license, and hand it to Officer Lydeck, as his badge indicates

“Mr Johnson,” Lydeck says “Very good And yours, sir”

Yellow Eyes glares at me as he opens his wallet and pulls out his ID