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.

Lena being dragged into this nightmare scared me. If word got back to Cole or

absolutely necessary, I wouldn't want

will," Lena replied,

help myself. I

she muttered, shoving

don't care," I

for just a second as she let out a small laugh. That little moment of warmth? It gave me something to cling

It gav

room, she looked like she was asleep, but I knew better. Lena had told me the anesthesia had worn off hours ago Demi

beside her, taking her hand in mine. Slowly,

I said gently. I couldn't take her pain away, but I wanted her to

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to carry

doesn't hurt," Demi

Those words hurt me.

feeling inside was so much worse, so deep that it made everything else seem

faint smile tugged at her swollen lips, "there's a lot I didn't tell you last time. Want the

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

distracts me," she

if that was what she needed, 1 wasn't going

closed her eyes for a moment, collecting

it wasn't just that..." Her voice cracked, 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.