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 actually

that day's race, they thought all the

Miranda was the one trying

any woman who'd do that couldn't be up to any good, oblivious to her

her

prejudices only evaporated after the

they had pieced together

how utterly

taken Celeste's word over the mountain

about Miranda, they almost wanted to

they had specifically called Miranda over, intending to

waiting

a flurry

too

a cool, questioning voice cut through

are you

he heard that voice, the fist that was about to drop

to look at Miranda who had just

turned to look too, their eyes lighting up

seeing that Hugo and his buddies'

they call her over just to watch them get

smile, his previously fierce eyes now glowing

of the guy he'd been holding and made

so quickly that

say "Eli." she found

in a warm embrace.

chest seeped into her skin, spreading through her

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