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!"

you guys actually knew

thought all the online gossip was just

had told them that Miranda was the one

their minds, any woman who'd do that couldn't be

at her

evaporated

days, they had pieced together

then did they realize how utterly wrong

couldn't believe they'd taken Celeste's word

truth about Miranda, they almost wanted to slap themselves for how they'd

specifically called Miranda over, intending to apologize properly,

waiting long

him, a flurry

too stunned to

cool, questioning voice

you

heard that voice, the fist that was about

to look at Miranda who had just

to look too, their eyes lighting up as if they'd

his buddies' eyes practically

just to watch them get

smile, his previously fierce eyes now glowing

the guy he'd been

quickly that

say "Eli." she found

in a warm embrace. tent

seeped into her skin, spreading through

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