Megan smirked to herself. "You''d better be sure about this. My ways aren''t exactly pretty. If you find outter, don''te crying to me. Mr. Simon, like it or not, we''re in this mess together."


    Even if everything fell apart, at least she wouldn''t be the only one going down.


    Simon never liked Megan. There was something about her a snake hiding in the dark, just waiting for the right moment to strike.


    Revenge always looked the same: crush her, shame her, ruin her reputation until her dignity was in pieces. Then she''d never dare look down on him again.


    That''s what he wanted. After all, ra always acted like he wasn''t even worth her time.


    "Let her live," he said.


    As forter? He''de up with something. No one was as reckless as he was.


    Sure, Dn liked ra. But would he give up everything for her? No way.


    But Simon would.


    Megan''s lips curled in a cold smile as she hung up and quickly dialed another number.


    The best way to destroy a woman? Do what they did to Sarah-send in a bunch of men, film everything, and make sure the videos were everywhere.


    Once a woman gotbeled a slut, her whole life was over.


    Megan didn''t feel the slightest bit guilty. As far as she was concerned, ra deserved every bit of it.


    *


    ra stood by the door, holding tightly to the makeshift weapon in her hand, every muscle tense, listening for any sound outside.


    She waited-seconds felt like hours-until finally, footsteps and voices drifted through the door.


    The leader spoke first. “All right, go on in. Everything''s set up. Make sure you get her face on camera. When it''s done, you each get two hundred grand."


    "Thanks, Timmy. Aren''t youing in? I heard ra''s a real stunner."


    Someone punched the guy who''d spoken. "Don''t you know Timmy''s got a girl he''s loved since he was a kid? Promised to be together forever. Even if other women fell from heaven, he wouldn''t care!"


    The group burst outughing. Someone else called out, "Who is this girl anyway? She must be something special."


    Timmy ran with a rough crowd, and everyone knew it. No one in that world was innocent-if their hands were clean, their bodies weren''t. A guy who could resist temptation was rare.


    Timmy pulled out a cigarette, his eyes softening at the thought of Megan.


    "None of your business. Take your money and leave. We''re never seeing each other again. Quit standing around just do your job."


    Eight or nine men moved toward the door.


    ra took a steadying breath, pressing herself against the wall behind it.


    She wasn''t nning to hit the first guy. The room was pitch ck, and when they opened the door, they wouldn''t see her right away.


    She needed to stay calm, wait for thest few people, then attack, and run-run as far and as fast as she could.


    Her heart was pounding, her grip fierce on the weapon.


    The men hurried inside, heading straight for the back of the room.


    ra swung her weapon hard,


    catching thest guy in the head She didn''t wait to see what


    happened-just kept swinging hitting two more in quick session before bolting for the exit.