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

day's race, they thought all the online gossip was

was the one trying to cozy

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

her with disdain

only evaporated after the

days, they had pieced

then did they realize how utterly wrong

taken Celeste's word over the mountain of

they almost wanted to slap themselves for

had specifically called Miranda over, intending to apologize properly,

they hadn't been waiting long

a flurry of

were too stunned to

then, a cool, questioning voice

you

that voice, the fist that was

look at

others turned to look too, their

his buddies' eyes practically

just to

a smile, his previously fierce eyes

been holding

quickly that

say "Eli." she found

warm embrace.

chest seeped into her skin, spreading through her entire

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