Chapter 666

Morton quickly stepped to my side. "Mr. Palmer, are you alright?" I shook my head and looked ahead. The group that had arrived with Morton had already pinned Jace and his three friends to the floor. "Are they your friends?" I asked. Morton chuckled and shook his head. "No, they're not my friends. They're my juniors—seniors at Tech College. Pretty well-known on campus, too. Not many people are bold enough to mess with them. When it comes to dealing with students from Tech College, it's best to let them handle their own." I chuckled and nodded in response, "You got here pretty quickly." "I was actually at Tech College, scouting for senior-year interns for our company. Riverstone Tavern just happens to be close by." On the floor, Jace and his friends were shaken and humiliated. "Marvin, what the hell are you guys doing? We didn't mess with you!" The leader of the group, Marvin Hill, tall and broad-shouldered, had a square jaw and slicked-back hair. He wore a baseball jacket and ca