Casper was just here to blow off some steam.

With a cane in hand, she struggled her way upstairs. Each step felt like it took every bit of strength she had left.

He glanced down, lit a cigarette, and a cold, thin smile crept across his lips. The smoke swirled around him, his dark eyes taking on a mysterious, unreadable look.

...

Eliza's legs were completely numb. All night, it felt like they'd been amputated.

In the morning, she groggily got out of bed and checked her temperature-102 degrees Fahrenheit. She called Chelsea, "Chelsea, could you get me some fever medicine? I've got a fever." "What happened? Hold tight, I'm coming."

Without asking more, Chelsea rushed to the pharmacy, grabbed the meds, and drove over to Eliza's apartment complex.

"Elle?"

"Elle!"

tighten in her stomach. She remembered the spare key

burst through the door and rushed to the bedroom. Eliza

Forget the medicine. I'm taking you to the

of heartbreak. How had this once-vibrant girl ended up like this? Eliza woke up the next morning.

forehead. "Thank God, the

been ages since I had a fever this bad," Eliza said, managing a weak, self-deprecating

bring herself to smile back. Eliza's injuries had to be

happened to

Chelsea insisted. So,

as bad as this. The worst part? Even after all this,

did you do to deserve Casper? He cheats and tortures you. Elle, you

course, she would leave. She couldn't die-what would happen to her mom? What would happen to her brother, who was still stuck in Mercy

think Casper will release Robin anytime soon. You have connections. Can you make sure Robin

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