Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 718

"Demi, Demi..."

I bolted out of the car and grabbed her, calling her name in panic.

No response. I tilted her face toward me, hoping for some sign of recognition, but when I saw her clearly, my breath hitched.

Her face was unrecognizable-swollen, bruised, her eyes barely open. There were gashes on her cheeks, and her lips? So busted they didn't even look human.

I didn't need a detailed story. I knew.

Hayden was rights I was too late.

"I'm calling the cops," I said, my voice shaky as fury and heartbreak churned inside me.

"No, don't..." Her hand weakly gripped my arm.

I froze, staring at her. She managed the smallest smile, but it was broken, jagged, like it hurt her more than it comforted me.

"Why?" My voice cracked.

"Because... I need evidence," she whispered, her tone faint but steady.

just stood there,

Her fear of returning, her decision to get referred to DracoLux she wasn't running anymore. Demi wasn't going to live as a victim, not when

pulled her closer and murmured, "We're going to the hospital.

then slid into the driver's seat, ready to peel out of there. But

hand trembled

Demi slumped in the passenger seat, her eyes closed, her body limp like

Monsters.

men did to women. But this? This was worse than any

called Lena and sped to the hospital like

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we pulled up, Lena and her team were already waiting. The second I hit

like that, I was back in the

Each one

and Lena walked out.

silence, combined with her expression, sent an

I asked, my voice

her. The nurse stepped

her lower body." My stomach turned as I stared at the tray, my mind refusing to process what I was seeing. "She has over a hundred wounds," Lena continued, her