Chapter 18
ant ha foot ready in kick Margaret. But before he could follow through.
This ferr ranged up, and he went down hard, landing flat on his back.
in the bastards are just an
bic fact, burning with homillation. He’d never been this
barrassed in front of his crew. What started as a quick There’s no way Filter the rien hitches walk away after this. They need to lear
for her face. “You’re dead, boch He knew there were no cameras here, no
Kura hacked to the side, dodging his punch. Her riga hand, which had been camally hanging behind her hack, swung up with a brick. Without hexidisin, the vinoshed in deson in Martins, head. After a heavy shout, a thick stream of blood began trickling from his scalp.
Truly as his vision blurred. Blood dripped into his eyes, andl be stone there, stunned, his
v vou’n bending “one of Martin’s ten gasped, panic setting in as he saw the blood pouring down Martin’s face
de was the vice–principal of Merida High School Since the d
“How dare you hit home His lackey eyes widened in shock. Without thinking, one of them swung his fist at Auroras face. The rest of them
(far behind, rushing to surround her, ready to avenge their boss
the day he’d stepped foot on campus, no one dared lay a finger on him.
“Get her?” Martin growled, wiping the blood from his face and gritting his teeth in fury. “Show her what happens when she messes with me Martinor was syntidem that his men could easily deal with a single girl
With a banje cry, the guys charged toward Aurora
Aurora silesirpped the first blow with ease, her movements fluid. Her right hand, still clutching the brick, whistled through the air and came crashing down on the next guy’s head. The guy crumpled to the ground, blood streaming down his face, following Martin’s fate.
Aurora + Lace didn’t show a hint of panic. She kicked the nearest guy clear off his feet, grabbed another by the throat with her left hand, and smashed the brick straight into his face. As the guy doubled over in pain, she used his back to spring off, launching her legs and knocking two more
Her moves were swith and clean, without an ounce of wasted effort. In the blink of an eye, the ground was littered with groaning bodies.
“”“Tariru idiot”“” From the back, Martin cursed, glaring at the heap of his backeys, all rolling around in pain. He’d never expected that they couldn’t even handle one girl. That’d be an embarrassment to his reputation at Mercida High School if word got around. He decided he’d never let this slide.
Margaret started clapping her eyes sparkling as she stared at Aurora. She swung her fists in the air, looking all smug as she taunted the guys s on the ground. “Yeah, hit them. They’re bad. Hit them.”
With beads of sweat glistening on her forehead, Aurora took a deep breath. It had been a while since she’d had such a satisfying brawl She tossed the brick up and down in her hand and watched Martin as he took nervous steps back. With a smirk, she teased. “You want some more?”
Tear flashed in Martin’s eyes as he locked eyes with Aurora, He didn’t want another brick to the head, but his pride was screaming at him to fight luck. He glanced at his men, vil groaning on the ground, and hesitated, tom between saving face and getting his ass kicked again.
Aurora dowly approached Martins, that cold grin never leaving her lige. “Looks like we’ve got another round coming.”
Martin’s face turned crimson, has eyes full of fury. He pointed at her, jabbing the air a few times as if to burn her image into his memory. With a final growl, br spat. ““You juu wait. I’ll get you for this
With that, he turned and ran without looking back.
Revenge is a dish best served coll, and I’m not about to lose again next time, Martin thought. Wi Once the ringleader bolted, the rest of the gang crumbled. In no time, they scattered like rats
Oh, my bag” Margaret bent down to pick up her backpack, which Martin had tossed aside. She held it close to her chest like it was a treasure. Thank goodness Dad’s money didn’t get stolen by those bad guys”
Margaret looked up at Aurora with wide, admiring eyes and flashed a bright smile. “You’re amazing! You beat up all the bad guys for me. I’m now a
1/2
deal. Aurora realized something. Margaert.
very sharp at all
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irora sighed as the yanked Margaret to her feet and brushed the dirt off her clothes. “Where do you live? I’ll
“My doves a waiting at the school gate Margaret’s eyes sparkled with admiration, and she continued. “You were so cool just now. Can you teach me
Marge had been bulliest by her mures before, and mout of the time, people just avoided her like the plague, too scared to get involved in while All she did was reset a finite slowly–she wasn’t dumb at all. Her dad eventually found out and taught her to stand up for herself, but she was
Just grab a brick and hit them. No need for lessons. It’s getting late, and you should head home” Aurora glanced at the setting sun. After all that
darkening
Want a second Margaret dashed back to where the fight had gone down and carefully placed the blood–stained brick into her backpack like it was a
possession. “Tin taking this home. I’ll use it next time when someone tries to mess with me
Aurora sand nothing and started walking toward the school gate
khaxury car sat parked at the entrance, its door slightly ajar. The driver was chatting with the security guard but quickly made his way over when he sm Marcant. “Ms. McLean, fully: I was about to come looking for you?
Miss McLcan someone giving you trouble again” the driver asked, immediately noticing something was off. His face darkened with anger and he added, Tm telling Mr. McLean about this”
moment on, Margaret became
stargaret beamed as she grabbed Aurora’s arm. “No need. My hero Aurora already took care of them.” From this m Aurora’s biggest lan.
Hey, where’s your driver Margaret looked around, but the only car she could see was her own.
aurora shoved her hands into her pockets and replied, “I’m taking the bus. She’d known from the start that her family’s driver wouldn’t be waiting or her, it was always like this. In her previous life, even when she was at another school, the driver was always too busy to bother with pick–ups or rop–offs
he’d gotten used to uking the bus everywhere. Besides, Maura was probably already back home, waiting to stir up trouble for her.
give you a ride. Aurora, Margaret offered with a smile,
tera dadn’t turn her down and nodded.
y the time they pulled up to Terranes, it was already dark. Inside the opulently decorated dining room, people were already eating Maura and ary sat rovily at one end of the table, laughing and exchanging knowing glances. Of course, they hadn’t forgotten to include Jaxon, who sat at the ad of the table. Aurora stood at the entrance and watched the scene with a cold face.
