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at her designated number, but it says the number is no longer in service. Do you have any way I can reach her?”
    “Ms. Rose is my fiancée, Mr. Noel. What is this about?” I get right to the point. I certainly don’t have a good feeling about what he is going to tell me.
    “Since you are involved in the case as a witness, I’m calling to inform you that the charges on Mr. Larson are being dropped, and they will be releasing him sometime today.”
    “What do you mean they are releasing him? Are they fucking insane?” I shout at the DA through the phone.
    “Calm down, Mr. Thorne. I’m afraid that Mr. Larson’s case was reopened for review, and several key points had to be addressed. A judge just made his ruling.”
    “What key points? He fucking beat my fiancée and tried to rape her!”
    The DA takes a deep breath and continues,”Mr. Larson’s attorney alleges that Officer Holt didn’t read Mr. Larson his rights at the time of the arrest.”
    “That’s preposterous! I was right there! I know for a fact that his rights were read to him.”
    “I’m afraid Officer Holt has come forward and admitted to not reading them during the time of the arrest. I’m sorry, Mr. Thorne, but our office has looked for any way possible to keep him behind bars. We even tried to hold Mr. Larson on an unsettled case, but we are unable to locate the victim who pressed the original assault charges. Without her testimony, he walks. They’re processing his paperwork now, and he should be free within a couple of hours. I do suggest that you obtain a restraining order for Ms. Rose. That is the only way we can assure that he won’t bother her again.”
    “Are you kidding me? Like a fucking restraining order is going to do anyone any good. Do you have any idea what this man did to her? I fucking witnessed part of it myself!”
    “Trust me, Mr. Thorne, we’re not happy with this situation at all. Officer Holt has been reprimanded and disciplined for his actions. We will keep a close eye on Mr. Larson. I assure you of that.”
    “I’m going to sue this city for all it’s worth. How can anyone be so fucking incompetent! If he even breathes her name, I will end him!” I scream, bringing the receiver down so hard against my desk that I shatter the cover.
    Continuing my rage, I snatch up the entire phone, yank it free from its cords, and chunk it against the stone wall.
    “Motherfucker!” I scream.
    Of all times for my cousin Nikolas to pick to come to my office, he picks a damn bad one. Barely dodging the paperweight I throw at the door, Nik comes into my office and ducks for cover.
    “Fucking hell! I surrender!” He pulls the red silk handkerchief from his suit and waves it in the air. He is such a fucking smartass.
    “So help me Nik, don’t you dare start with me!”
    Reaching down, he picks up the broken paperweight and comes towards me, sitting it on my desk.
    “What the hell is going on, dude?”
    “They are letting the maniac that attacked Skylar out of jail. They fucked up his arrest and now he walks.” I bite out angrily.
    “Jesus! What are you going to do?”
    “I’m not sure. But one thing is for sure, I’m not telling Skylar about any of this yet. She doesn’t need to be upset, especially now.”
    “You have to tell her, Sebastian. If he is even half as crazy as you say, then you need to let her be aware.”
    “I’ll tell her, but just not yet. Everything is going so good for us right now. We’re together and happy, with a baby on the way. She’s so excited planning the wedding and all, that I don’t want to damper any of this until I have to.”
    “Maybe you can take her away for a while, just the two of you. You know, just until some of this shit blows over. Besides that, what if that ass tries to crash your wedding?”
    “I hadn’t thought of that. Fuck! I haven’t had time to process any of this shit, to be honest. If that son of a bitch comes anywhere near her, I will kill him. The only rights