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.

looking for you, and here you

attention shifted to

hurt Demi. Spotting a loose brick on the ground, I grabbed it

square in the shoulder, and he stumbled back

Ever since Hayden was gone, it was like something had ignited inside me a stubborn, unrelenting fire that refused

leg into his gut. The kick landed hard, knocking the

they'd managed to grab Demi. One of them was reaching for

Both men froze, their heads

them back and pulled Demi behind me. Fixing

They repeated,

money, you'd better have something to

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men exchanged wary glances before one of them hurried over to the guy I'd kicked, rifling through his pocket. After a moment, he pulled

and signed by Demi. The amount: $250,000. I recognized her handwriting

said nothing, her silence speaking volumes-it

principal," one of the men sneered. "With interest, it's

course. Loan sharks-leeching off and squeezing people

months. In six months, the interest had ballooned

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