Leah
The owner crossed his arms. “You’ve got nothing but trouble. I told you yesterday—no more. Go sleep it off somewhere else.”
The tallest kid sneered and reached across the counter. That was my cue.
I stepped forward before Kaelen could move.
“Hey,” I said, voice calm but carrying. “Back off.”
Three heads swiveled toward me. Recognition flickered in their eyes—probably from the viral video. One of them laughed, short and ugly.
“Look who it is—the hero girl. What, you gonna save this old bastard too?”
Kaelen shifted behind me, but I held up a hand. I had this.
I smiled—small, cold. “You’re jonesing pretty hard. I can smell it from here. Acodonna, right? Bad batch?”
The leader’s smirk faltered. “What’s it to you?”
I shrugged. “Nothing. Except I’m a doctor. And I can tell you tha
