Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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This whole situation involved way too many people.

Demi was already hanging by a thread, yet she still wanted to be the shield, the one who took the hits. I couldn't stand the thought of her going through it again.

If we could find other victims-anyone willing to step forward or share evidence-maybe, just maybe, we could end DracoLux for good.

"Some of the girls, I can still find," Lena said, her tone serious. "But not all. And even if I do track them down, you need to understand they didn't report it back then for a reason. There's no guarantee they'll help now. She wasn't wrong. This wasn't just hard-it was near impossible.

"It's okay," I said quietly. "We'll try. If they're willing, great. If not... at least we tried."

My brief spark of hope gave way to a deeper sadness.

The thought of how many girls had suffered like Demi made my stomach churn.

"I'll start looking into my records," Lena promised, determination etched across her face.

She didn't care about rules or red tape. If breaking them meant taking down DracoLux, she'd do it without hesitation.

"Just... be careful," I said, my voice soft but firm.

me. If word got back to Cole or his people, she'd be in danger,

weren't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't want her

Lena replied,

myself. I

muttered, shoving me

don't care," I said, holding

out a small laugh. That little moment of warmth? It gave me something

It gav

better. Lena had told me

her hand in mine. Slowly, her

cry," I said gently. I couldn't

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have to carry

hurt," Demi

Those words hurt me.

wasn't just talking about the physical pain. Whatever she was feeling inside was so much worse, so deep that it made everything else seem

smile tugged at her swollen lips, "there's a lot I didn't tell

couldn't be easy for her. "We can talk later.

me,"

a way to ease pain before, but if that

eyes for a moment, collecting

but she pushed on. "I also got caught in this thing-let's call it a collateral loan. You strip, they take pictures, and you get the money. If you