Chapter 648

"What do you think you're doing?" I shouted.

The men turned to look at me, their eyes scanning me from head to toe. One of them, his gaze practically dripping with greed. "Well, well. Since when does Lindale get girls this pretty?" Another one chimed in, "What's it to you, sweetheart? You looking to rent a place? Or are you friends with the lady in here?"

"Seems to me I was the one asking the questions," I said, my tone icy.

The man pounding on the door swaggered over, his expression oozing sleaze and menace. "We're just here looking for pretty girls. And look at that we found one."

As he spoke, he reached out a finger toward my chin.

I dodged his touch. He let out an amused "Huh."

He said, "Oh, feisty. I like that. Feisty girls are more fun."

He signaled his companions with a quick look. "Looks like this trip wasn't wasted after all," he said smugly.

Before I could react, they started closing in. I stepped back, dodging hands as they reached for me. The situation was spiraling fast when a voice broke through the chaos. "Stop! Let her go!"

Demi.

I whipped around just in time to see her charging toward us. She swung a stick without hesitation, landing a solid hit on one man's arm.

"We've been looking for you, and here

attention shifted to her

them hurt Demi. Spotting a loose brick on the ground, I grabbed it and hurled it at

shoulder, and he stumbled back with

had ignited inside me a stubborn, unrelenting fire that refused to let me

my leg into his gut. The kick landed hard, knocking the air out of him. He doubled over, clutching his stomach and stumbling, groaning

to grab Demi. One of them was reaching for her hair when I shouted, "If

men froze, their heads snapping

shoved one of them back and pulled Demi behind me. Fixing

repeated,

If you're here for money, you'd better have

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to the guy I'd kicked, rifling through his pocket. After a moment, he pulled

an IOU, handwritten and signed by Demi. The amount: $250,000.

nothing, her silence

principal," one of the men

and squeezing people until

In six months, the interest

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