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

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This whole situation involved way too many people.

Demi was already hanging by a thread, yet she still wanted to be the shield, the one who took the hits. I couldn't stand the thought of her going through it again.

If we could find other victims-anyone willing to step forward or share evidence-maybe, just maybe, we could end DracoLux for good.

"Some of the girls, I can still find," Lena said, her tone serious. "But not all. And even if I do track them down, you need to understand they didn't report it back then for a reason. There's no guarantee they'll help now. She wasn't wrong. This wasn't just hard-it was near impossible.

"It's okay," I said quietly. "We'll try. If they're willing, great. If not... at least we tried."

My brief spark of hope gave way to a deeper sadness.

The thought of how many girls had suffered like Demi made my stomach churn.

"I'll start looking into my records," Lena promised, determination etched across her face.

She didn't care about rules or red tape. If breaking them meant taking down DracoLux, she'd do it without hesitation.

"Just... be careful," I said, my voice soft but firm.

If word got back to Cole or his people, she'd be in danger,

necessary, I wouldn't want

replied, calm and

help myself.

off me," she muttered, shoving

care," I

cracked for just a second as she let out a small laugh. That little moment of warmth?

It gav

she was asleep, but I knew better. Lena had told me the anesthesia had worn off hours ago Demi

hand in mine. Slowly,

said gently. I couldn't take her pain away, but I

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to carry it

hurt,"

Those words hurt me.

she was feeling inside was so much worse, so deep that it made everything else seem

a faint smile tugged at her swollen lips, "there's

her. "We can talk later. There's no

me," she

heard of talking as a way to ease pain before, but if that was what she needed, 1 wasn't

for a moment, collecting herself,

but she pushed on. "I also got caught in this thing-let's call it a collateral loan. You strip, they take pictures, and you get the money. If you can't pay it back, they'll