Chapter 257 More Than They Bargained For


    The Werewolf Mercenaries exchanged confused nces.


    This... wasn''t the reaction they''d expected.


    Madam Dawson said the girl was just some useless mut without a wolf Wasn''t


    she supposed to be trembling in fear by now?


    "You''re not going to make a move? Then I''ll go first."


    But before Tessa could do anything, Nico appeared beside her, stepping in front to shield her.


    "Who sent you?" he snapped. "I told you-no one touches her.


    Nico had known his mother wouldn''t let Tessa off that easily.


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    After evening sses, he''d seen Tessa leave with Ysabel, so he quietly followed. And sure enough-he walked right into this mess.


    Tessa was the only girl he''d ever liked. Even if she didn''t like him back, he wasn''t going to let anyone hurt her


    "Mr. Nico..."


    The mercenaries looked uneasy seeing him. They all knew Nico''s temper. But this was Madam Dawson''s order-what could they do?


    "Mr. Nico, Madam Dawson''s just doing this for your own good. Don''t make things harder for us. Go home, okay? We swear, we''re just here to scare her a little. That''s all."


    Scare her?


    Tessa raised an eyebrow at the mercenaries. "Well, I''ll admit-you do look a little scary." With faces like theirs, a kid would probably burst into tears on sight.


    "You-" One of them scowled. What the hell kind of girl says that out loud? Their faces weren''t that bad, were they? Did she really have to insult them? Outrageous. Just in rude.


    "Mr. Nico, you see? We''re not bullying her-she''s the one bullying us!"


    What kind of girl was this? They were clearly not people to mess with, and here


    she was roasting their looks like it was nothing.


    Nico ignored them. He turned to Tessa. "Go home, Tessa. Now."


    She looked at the mercenaries, not sure if he could really handle this.


    "Nico, you don''t have to get involved." There was no reason for him to get on Sharon''s bad side just for her. That woman was his mother, after all.


    But Nico shook his head. "This happened because of me. How could I just stand by? No matter what, I have


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    "Mr. Nico... if you do this. Madam Dawson''s going to make you pay. You know what she''s like."


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    "If that''s how it is, then I won''t be polite," Tessa said, tugging her hoodie up over her head. She gave Nico a little shove out of the way. If she beat these guys herself maybe Sharon wouldn''t hold it against him.


    "Tessa!" Nico panicked. She has no idea what these men are capable of. They were the real deal-killers with blood on their hands.


    But Tessa? She wasn''t fazed in the slightest.


    The mercenaries were the first to strike. They moved in a sh, lunging like starving wolves toward her.


    One of them swung his fist, ws slicing the air with a sharp gust-like a growl made flesh.


    Tessa twisted sideways, avoiding the hit. Her eyes glinted coldly as she mmed her foot into his knee.


    With a sickening crack, the man howled and copsed on one leg.


    In a blur of motion, Tessaunched herself at the next mercenary. She grabbed his wrist and snapped it with a brutal twist-


    "Aaaagh!" His scream tore through the air, followed by the distinct crunch of breaking bone.


    They were ruthless? She was worse.


    They were dangerous? She was deadlier


    In under five minutes, Tessa had them all on the ground. Then, one by one, she stacked them like logs- nice and neat-before dusting her hands off like it was nothing.


    "Haven''t had a good workout in a while. Get up. Let''s go again."


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