Megan was working at the Nightfall Lounge tonight. Within ten minutes of ra''s call, she was outside, ready to help her friend.


    "ra!!"


    Concern etched across Megan''s face as she guided ra into the employee break room at Nightfall. ra was in so much pain her face had gone pale, yet she tried to reassure Megan, "I''m fine."


    "How can you be fine? I have another half-hour left on my shift. Just sit here for a bit, and I''ll take you to the hospital once I''m done. Here, take these painkillers."


    ra sat down, leaning against the wall. "I don''t need them."


    She wanted to remember the pain Eden had caused her, so she could strike back without hesitation when the time came.


    "Alright, if you don''t want to take them, just wait here for me."


    ra nodded slowly. Now that it was quiet, everything in her head felt muddled and confused.


    The break room was quite a distance from Nightfall''s private booths. As she rested, she heard heavy footsteps approaching-it definitely wasn''t a woman.


    Soon enough, the door swung open, and in staggered a drunken man.


    He wasrge and imposing, and his eyes lit up when he saw ra. "Well, what a surprise! A prettydy hiding in here. Come over and give me a kiss."


    The man lunged at her. ra hadn''t expected a drunk to barge into the women''s break room and quickly sidestepped to avoid him.


    The drunkard crashed into the wall and sobered up slightly, only to be more eager.


    "Don''t pretend. How many of you working at Nightfall are really clean? Last time, I gave a woman twenty grand, and she kept mepany right here in the break room. Just name your price, my time''s valuable."


    ra''s expression darkened immediately. "Get lost."


    Enraged, the man lunged at her again. "You ungrateful wench. Let''s see how long you can keep this up."


    Her stomach was in agony, but the situation had sharpened her mind. She dodged several times, frustrating him further.


    "You little b*tch, I''ll kill you today!"


    He grabbed a beer bottle from nearby, smashed it against the wall, and aimed the jagged edge at ra.


    ra yanked the break room door open, ready to run, when Megan''s voice came from the entrance.


    "ra, I was worried about you. I talked to a friend and switched shifts early. Let me take you to the hospital now."


    ra hadn''t expected her to return at this moment and moved to protect her, but Megan had already seen the man wielding the beer bottle and stepped in front of ra.


    "Shhrrrkk!"


    The bottle plunged into Megan''s shoulder, her face turning ashen as sweat beaded on her forehead.


    The man, panicked at the sight of blood, stammered, "I-I didn''t mean it."


    ra supported Megan, her lips quivering. "Megan, are you okay?"


    Megan nestled against her, slowly shaking her head, trying to say she was fine, but words failed her.


    Terrified, ra fumbled to dial 911, and when she nced up and saw someone approaching, her eyes lit up. "Mr. Dn!"


    It was Dn, the owner, and the manager of Nightfall.


    The manager was rmed and quickly moved to get Megan to the hospital. ra followed closely, her eyes wet with unshed tears. "Find out how that man got in here! This is supposed to be a women''s break room!"


    The manager nced nervously at Dn, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "We''re investigating it, we''re investigating it. Ms. ra, please, get your friend to the hospital."


    ra hurried after Megan, who was being taken away, but as she passed Dn, he caught her hand.