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Chapter Twelve

Author: Regal
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**Mia**

By the time I returned home, I felt lighter, calmer—almost cleansed. Bashing heads had a way of doing that for me. Yes, that was my secret side hustle. I helped the helpless in my own twisted way. Violence was my language. I ran an anonymous site where women trapped in abusive relationships could reach out. Their oppressors always ended up learning the same lesson: pain humbles. Clara and Diane were just part of the list tonight.

After changing out of my bloodied clothes, I scrolled through my phone. It buzzed endlessly with office messages—I ignored them all. My thumb froze on Ariella's name. She'd been spamming me honeymoon pictures, glowing and carefree. I stopped replying when she turned the conversation to my love life.

Speaking of the devil, her name flashed across my screen.

"Hey, Mia," Ariella's face beamed on the caller ID, bright and annoyingly happy. "You've been ignoring my messages again."

"That's because you've been asking questions I don't want to hear," I mutt
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