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“No, we didn’t. He was able to lay his hands on her period.” I retort.

“I get it Cole. I do. My mindset would be the same if it was Heather, okay? Know you did nothing wrong. As soon as you knew something was wrong, you took action.” he says.

Ty hugs me again. It doesn’t help, but I know that it’s not just for me. It’s for both of us.

Dane, Dean and King all eventually join us.

“Cole, we aren’t pressing charges. As far as we can gather, what happened was self defense. Same goes for you Tyler. Now we can’t guarantee that he won’t try when we go to speak with him. But we are already in touch with security to obtain video footage.” Collins informs us.

“Thank you. Are we able to leave now?” I ask.

“Yes, you can get to the hospital. Thank you for not being difficult while waiting,” Rowe tells us.

We all shake hands with the officers and rush to leave the stadium.

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

Adriana

The first thing I hear is a beeping noise. The second I hear is crying.

Why is someone crying?

I feel a squeeze of my hand and I try to open my eyes.

“Aahh.” comes from my lips as my eyes close tightly.

Was the sun in front of me? Sheesh that was fucking bright.

I hear a click and feet walking towards me.

“Sugar, can you try to open your eyes again?” I’m asked.

Cole. My Casanova. The man I love.

I slowly pry my eyes open, just in case the brightness is there again. When I realize it’s not, I open my eyes fully. Well, at least one is fully open. I can only see a little bit out of the other.

“Hey, Sugar,” Cole says with a sigh.

“Hey, Casanova.” I greet.

“Hi Adriana, I’m Dr. Fox. Do you know where you are?” she asks in a gentle voice.

“The hospital?” I say, questioning since I’m not completely sure.

“That’s right. Do you remember what led you to being here?” she inquires.

Oh shit! Dylan. The stadium.

My heart is beating faster as the memory of what happened comes forward. I guess they see that on the monitor.

“Baby, calm down. You are okay.” Cole tells me.

“I do.” I state.

“That’s good. You took some nasty blows to the head today. Are you okay with me talking in front of Mr. Evans about what is going on with you medically?” Dr. Fox asks.

“Yes.” I answer

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