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"Hey! Stop right there!" Aiden howled, his eyes shaking as he watched Penny march in his direction without flinching. "I said stop right there!"

He threw the bottle at her as she got closer. Much to his dismay, Penny simply tilted her head and dodged it. 

"Shit!" Aiden panicked even more, turning his head to find anything he could use to protect himself. When his eyes landed on the other table full of drinks, glasses, and even plates, he rushed to it. "I said stop!"

Just as he reached the table and picked up whatever he could, he was about to toss it in her direction to stop her. However, he halted when he saw that Penny had stopped. Slowly, their eyes fell on the hand grabbing her ankle. 

It was one of the guys she had taken down earlier. 

"What's wrong with you?" Penny arched a brow, lifting her foot, but the man's grip didn't budge.