The suited man jabbed a finger toward the biker and exclaimed, “He assaulted me in front of everyone, and I want him arrested immediately!”
The biker lifted his hands slightly to show they were open and empty, and he replied in an even tone, “I am authorized to be here.”
The principal, Dr. Harold Whitman, rushed forward with a pale expression and said, “Sir, you must step back at once because this ceremony cannot continue like this.”
The biker inclined his head in acknowledgment but did not retreat, and the word authorized sent murmurs spiraling through the audience as parents whispered accusations of harassment and demanded that the leather vested stranger be removed. On stage, Addison’s smile had vanished completely, and her shoulders were rigid while her eyes remained locked not on the biker but on the man straining to get around him.
The suited man lunged again toward the front, and the biker blocked him without striking him, using only his body as a barrier that would not yield.
“If you do not cooperate, we will remove you,” a security guard warned.