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Chapter 654

"Whose secret?" I asked, keeping my tone casual.

Demi glanced at me, her lips parting like she wanted to spill, but something held her back.

Then I remembered what she'd said about it possibly costing her life. Raising a hand, I stopped her. "You don't have to tell me. I'll figure it out myself."

"Keira, don't. You don't need to dig into this, and you definitely don't need to get involved in my mess anymore," she said, her voice tinged with guilt. "You've already done enough-helping me pay off all that debt. I'm grateful, okay? That's enough." I studied her, my mind running wild with guesses about the "secret" she was hiding.

"I'll pay you back. Bit by bit," she said quietly, avoiding my gaze.

We both knew the truth. With the way she was earning now, it would take her a decade-probably longer-to pay back the $500,000 I'd lent her.

"You don't have to worry about that," I said firmly. "All I care about is you being safe and okay."

But Demi just shook her head. She was set on repaying me.

argue. Everyone has their principles, and I wasn't about to

refused to come back with me, I focused on making sure she'd be in a better place. I rented her a small studio

Ron and got her a job at a local company. At least this way, she wouldn't have

everything was squared away, I called Lena to

him know," Lena said. "Once we lock down a

was inviting me and Nate out instead of the other way around. I didn't mind,

while. What I didn't realize was that she had

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visiting Lena's

parents because of what happened with my uncle yesterday?" she asked, trying to make

planned this from the start. We've just gone official, sure,

it-she could feel it but still, this felt way too fast. "Do you even

laced his fingers with hers and nodded, dead serious. "Of

it. When it's just us, it's us. But bringing my parents into it? That's

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