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!"

for ages, but no one answered. She felt a knot tighten in her stomach. She remembered the spare key under

door and rushed to the

are you okay? Forget the medicine. I'm

feeling a pang of heartbreak. How had this once-vibrant girl

touched her forehead. "Thank God, the fever's

since I had a fever this bad," Eliza said, managing a

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

to your

to say, but Chelsea insisted. So, she gave

but none as bad as this. The worst part? Even

Casper? He cheats and tortures you. Elle, you need to leave him, or

couldn't die-what would happen to her mom? What would happen to her brother, who was still stuck

anytime soon. You have connections. Can you make

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