They were all begging for mercy, but couldn't even manage to spit out a full sentence between the blows.

Who would've thought they'd run into Mr. Ashcroft today?

And without a word, he just started swinging!

Their previous injuries hadn't even healed, and now they were getting roughed up again.

Jasper was off to the side, munching on a bag of peanuts and chuckling at the spectacle.

He'd heard they saw from the security footage that Elian had shown up, so he skipped dinner just to catch the action.

And boy, was it worth it.

Sure, Elian was rough, but he knew where to hit.

The kind of hits that hurt like hell but didn't cause any serious damage.

That was the mark of a professional.

Just like Miranda, from what Hugo and the rest had griped about, she had a similar style when she dealt with them.

Though, to be fair, Miranda didn't hit quite as hard as Elian.

But this?

Oof, just watching it made one wince.

"Mr. Ashcroft, we messed up. We're good with Ms. Lancaster now!"

"Yeah, yeah, we're in the same group chat! Stop hitting us, please!"

know you guys

that day's race, they thought all the

had told them that Miranda was the one trying to cozy up to

that couldn't be up to any

at her with disdain

only evaporated after the

days, they had pieced together Miranda's

did they realize how

believe they'd taken Celeste's word

they almost wanted to slap themselves

they had specifically called Miranda over,

they hadn't been waiting long before Elian showed

a flurry

too stunned

cool, questioning voice cut

are you

the fist that was about to drop hung suspended in the

slowly straightened up, turning to look at Miranda who had

too, their eyes lighting up as if they'd seen

seeing that Hugo and his buddies' eyes practically screamed "Help

her over just to watch

smile, his previously fierce eyes now glowing

the guy he'd been holding and

so quickly

say "Eli." she found

warm embrace.

broad chest seeped into her skin, spreading through

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