In a desperate bid to save Max, I found myself crouched in the shadows, my heart pounding against my ribcage.

Suddenly, the door of the old wooden shack flew open with a loud bang. Scar Man and his cronies, always on edge, sprang to their feet, knives at the ready.

To my utter disbelief, Claude led the charge, flanked by her childhood pals, each armed with what looked like machetes, a fearsome sight.

Was Claude willing to break the law for Kate? In no time, Claude's gang had Scar Man and his thugs pinned down.

"Who the hell gave you the guts to tail Kate?" one of them roared as Scar Man spat out blood from a vicious punch, defiantly retorting, "I don't know any damn Kate you're talking about!"

But Claude's crew wasn't having any of it, relentlessly kicking Scar Man and his men.

I had imagined someone standing up to Scar Man for me. But they were getting a beating there because Claude was out to protect Kate.

"Don't let us catch you stalking Kate again. Consider this a warning!" they shouted.

Throughout the ordeal, Claude remained silent, smoking a cigarette. After he delivered the warning, he crushed the cigarette beneath his boot, signaling it was time to leave.

he glanced around the room, he might've noticed the bracelet my parents gave me on the table. But Claude, with his aversion to filth, stepping into this shack was already pushing it. He wouldn't

I saw him laughing at his phone, blood dripping from his mouth. "This

know Claude would come for him? The more I thought about it, the more I feared Kate might be

was, Claude's blind belief in her never shook. As for me, maybe I was always just a burden to

in my sorrow, I overheard Scar Man. "Got any news on Max? He's hitting Velvet

Max indulged in such vulgar

and eagerness to curry favor with the Hart family by sending gifts

car outside the

Man and his

neared Max's private room, a sudden police raid led by Detective Ronald Collins took them byo

said, "Max, your plan to lure them out was

plan? So, Max's appointment with the hot chicks

to run me over on ё the mountain road," Max said as

the floor.

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