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Still, when Mitch’s
hand wrapped around Nikki’s arm, causing her to flinch, Isaiah saw red. He
reached out and grabbed Mitch by the back of his hair before slamming his face
into the counter, which had the desired result of forcing Mitch to release
Nikki’s arm.
    It also resulted in Nikki screaming at him. “No! Stop!”
    Nikki’s order wasn’t what stopped him from smashing Mitch’s
face into the counter a few more times. The laughter coming from his pocket
stopped him. In his haste to rush to Nikki’s aid, he hadn’t hung up on Drew.
Releasing Mitch’s hair, Isaiah took a step back.
    “What the fuck?” Mitch demanded, but he sounded much less
angry and slightly dazed from having his head slammed into the counter.
    “If you so much as touch her, I will make sure you need to
be carried out of here,” he warned Mitch. “Leave here and don’t come near Nikki
again.” Isaiah felt no guilt about adding a mental push to his words.
    “This doesn’t concern you, college boy,” Mitch spat out.
    “Yes, it does,” Isaiah practically growled, surprised the
compulsion hadn’t worked on Mitch. That meant Mitch had some sort of psychic
ability. For whatever reason, vampires couldn’t use any sort of mind control
with psychic humans.
    “Fuck him up, cuz,” came from his pocket, making Isaiah sigh
in frustration.
    Pulling his phone from his pocket, Isaiah ended the call,
not surprised when his phone started ringing again right away. Drew would
definitely want details on what had just happened. He supposed he should be
glad Drew probably wouldn’t share this with anyone else in the family, mostly
because the family did so much to avoid Drew.
    “I think you should work on your paper somewhere else,”
Nikki told him, and he cringed at her dismissal. “Just for today,” she added
quickly.
    Isaiah just stared at her like she’d lost her mind. “You
want me to leave? I’m not the one threatening you.”
    “Mitch won’t really hurt me,” Nikki assured him. “Right, Mitch?”
    “Right,” Mitch agreed, rubbing his forehead. “My brother
would have my balls if I hurt Nikki. Are you Nikki’s boyfriend?”
    “Isaiah is a regular customer here,” Nikki explained, giving
his real name out to yet another person. It would be a miracle if he didn’t get
fired from this job. Her attention turned back to Isaiah. “Please, leave for
now.”
    “I’ll go,” Isaiah relented and went over to pack up his
stuff, taking his time to eavesdrop on Nikki’s conversation with Mitch.
Something told him Nikki was in trouble. If he were human, he wouldn’t be able
to hear them talking in hushed tones near the back room, but being a vampire
had its advantages.
    “Who was harassing Brian?” Nikki asked urgently.
    “Three guys, but Brian’s most worried about the one who did
the talking,” Mitch answered with a shrug. “When Brian told him he’d never seen
you, the guy called him a liar and threatened him. Brian got pissed and told
him that shit wouldn’t work, but then the asshole mentioned Brian’s woman and
kid, so now Brian’s freaking the fuck out.”
    “I’m so sorry, Mitch,” she breathed out. “I didn’t mean to
bring trouble to you guys.”
    “Yeah, I know. Fuck, I know you tried to take off before,
but Brian convinced you to stay. You need to go talk to Brian and tell him what
this is really about.”
    Nikki nodded. “Brian knows, but he didn’t want to put you at
risk by telling you. I’ll go by the shop after I get off tonight to talk to
him.”
    “You need to understand that no matter how much I like you,
my responsibility is to my family.” Mitch’s words sounded like a warning.
    “I get it, Mitch,” she assured him.
    “No,” Mitch began in a softer voice, “I don’t think you
understand. I will do anything to keep them safe.”
    “Are you threatening me?” she asked.
    “No, but I am making sure you realize that no matter how
much I like you, I won’t let Brian be hurt to protect