Brooklyn pulled into a spot and killed the engine.

Allison hung up with the cops, shoved her door open, and called over her shoulder, "Brooklyn, come on!"

Outside the bar, the night was thick and dark, neon lights flickering and casting weird shadows across the sidewalk.

Two guys were half-dragging a woman whose head lolled between them, her cheeks flushed, eyes glassy. Four more men followed close behind-six total, all of them looking her up and down with hungry, twisted grins. They looked like vultures circling a meal.

Allison didn't hesitate. She stormed over, her voice sharp and loud. "What are you doing? Let her go!"

The air reeked of spilled beer and cheap liquor.

Carolyn's face was red, sweat beading on her forehead. She barely managed to speak, her words slurred. "Hot... so hot... I don't feel good..."

Allison's eyes narrowed. Carolyn didn't just look drunk-she looked drugged.

"You gave her something, didn't you?" Allison demanded, her voice ice-cold, eyes blazing with fury.

In the glow of the neon, the men's faces looked even more twisted and cruel.

his arms. He grinned at Allison, eyes raking over her. "Well, well, another hottie. You wanna join us, sweetheart? There's always room

a disgusting laugh, and the rest joined

on the sidewalk. Some glanced over, others

look. "You wish. You look like a toad who thinks he's a prince-still ugly, just

me, bitch?" He spat at her feet, cursing

"What's wrong? Lose a bet and had to

sneered. "You wanna play

her shoulders, her eyes going cold. "Yeah? Let's play. Just

begging, you asked

for this."

laughed like she was a joke. "Big mouth for such a little

could feel the tension in

waved his arm and yelled, "Boys, get 'em! Rip their

didn't blink. She tossed Brooklyn a

ever. "You got it,

thought they had it in the bag, grinning like idiots,

blond with a cocky smile-swung a beer bottle straight at Allison's

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