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.

of Lena being dragged into this nightmare scared me. If word got back

I wouldn't want

will," Lena replied, calm

myself. I hugged

shoving me

I

as she let out a small laugh. That little moment of warmth? It gave me

It gav

better. Lena had told me the anesthesia had worn

hand in mine. Slowly, her

it hurts, just cry," I said gently. I couldn't take her pain away, but I

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to

doesn't hurt," Demi

Those words hurt me.

wasn't just talking about the physical pain. Whatever she was feeling

a faint smile tugged at her swollen lips, "there's a lot I didn't tell you last time. Want

her.

distracts me,"

before, but if that

her eyes for a moment, collecting herself, then

just that..." Her voice cracked, but she pushed on. "I also got caught in this thing-let's call it a collateral