CHAPTER 8
Amelia burst through Lucy's door, a whirlwind of tears and trembling hands. "He's going to ruin me, Lucy! Austin... he's a monster!"
Lucy, ever the calm in Amelia's storm, pulled her friend into a comforting embrace. "Woah, slow down, dear. Take a deep breath and tell me everything."
Between gasps and sobs, Amelia recounted her encounter with Austin. The veiled threats, the cryptic warnings, the unsettling feeling that her life was about to unravel. "He's playing some twisted game, and I don't even know the rules. I thought I could fix it, Lucy, I really did. But I'm so lost."
Lucy listened patiently, her expression hardening with each word. Austin Sinclair's name was synonymous with trouble, it seemed, her worst fears were coming true. "He's a snake, Amelia. But we're not go
