Chapter 648

"What do you think you're doing?" I shouted.

The men turned to look at me, their eyes scanning me from head to toe. One of them, his gaze practically dripping with greed. "Well, well. Since when does Lindale get girls this pretty?" Another one chimed in, "What's it to you, sweetheart? You looking to rent a place? Or are you friends with the lady in here?"

"Seems to me I was the one asking the questions," I said, my tone icy.

The man pounding on the door swaggered over, his expression oozing sleaze and menace. "We're just here looking for pretty girls. And look at that we found one."

As he spoke, he reached out a finger toward my chin.

I dodged his touch. He let out an amused "Huh."

He said, "Oh, feisty. I like that. Feisty girls are more fun."

He signaled his companions with a quick look. "Looks like this trip wasn't wasted after all," he said smugly.

Before I could react, they started closing in. I stepped back, dodging hands as they reached for me. The situation was spiraling fast when a voice broke through the chaos. "Stop! Let her go!"

Demi.

I whipped around just in time to see her charging toward us. She swung a stick without hesitation, landing a solid hit on one man's arm.

men snarled. "We've been looking for you, and here

shifted

a loose brick on the ground, I grabbed it and hurled it at one of the

in the shoulder, and he stumbled back with a yelp before spinning

something had ignited inside me a stubborn, unrelenting fire that refused to let me back

kick landed hard, knocking the air

grab Demi. One of them was reaching for her hair when I shouted, "If you want your money, don't

them. Both men froze,

and pulled Demi behind me. Fixing them with an icy glare,

repeated,

for money, you'd better have something to back it

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rifling through his pocket. After a moment, he pulled out a crumpled piece

and signed by Demi. The amount: $250,000. I

her

the men sneered. "With interest,

Loan sharks-leeching off and squeezing people

six months, the interest had

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