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!"

a knot tighten in her stomach. She remembered the spare key under the

door and rushed to the bedroom. Eliza was

the medicine.

and injured palms, feeling a pang of heartbreak. How had this once-vibrant girl ended up like this? Eliza woke up the next morning. She

"Thank God,

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

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

happened to your

want to say, but Chelsea insisted. So, she gave

furious. She had seen cruel people, but none as bad as this. The worst part?

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

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

have connections. Can you make sure Robin stays

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