My Daughter’s MMA Boyfriend Put Her in the ER—When I Walked Into His Gym, He Had No Idea Who Her Father Really Was

It was Evelyn’s life.

And the law mattered more than my impatience.

PART 5 — THE FIRST PROTECTIVE ORDER

Within days, an emergency protective order was issued.

It restricted Dustin from contacting Evelyn.

When Detective Shepard called to tell us, Evelyn stared at the phone.

“That’s it?”

“What do you mean?” Eleanor asked.

“It’s a piece of paper.”

There was no bitterness in her voice.