Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Yuna fumbled with the garment, perplexed. "What the heck is this outfit? Why is it so tricky to get off?"

Sherilyn was wearing a dancer's leotard with hidden fastenings, a mystery to the uninitiated.

A faint, mocking chuckle escaped Sherilyn as she gasped for breath. "The clasps are at the back, around the waist."

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Yuna was daring and had some smarts, but at her core, she wasn't the sharpest.

At Sherilyn's words, she leaned in closer, reaching for the back of Sherilyn's outfit.

Something felt off.

Yuna paused, realization dawning.

Why would Sherilyn give away her secrets so easily?

"Ah..." The scream that followed echoed throughout the warehouse!

Sherilyn, seizing the moment Yuna leaned in, bent her knees and with a burst of strength, kicked fiercely at Yuna's midsection!

What did Sherilyn do? She was a dancer, accustomed to moving with precision and power. Binding her legs hadn't robbed her of all mobility.

That kick sent Yuna, a twenty-year-old, flying several feet through the air to crash against a wooden crate with a loud bang. Pain flashed before her eyes, her back feeling as if it had shattered!

"Ugh, ugh..."

Clutching her stomach in agony, Yuna gasped for breath and pointed at Sherilyn. "Just you wait...you'll regret not taking the easy way out!" She called out, "Ladd!"

"Coming!"

Ladd, a local tough, hadn't strayed far and was at the door. Hearing the call, he rushed in.

"Jade? What happened to you?" Ladd glanced at Sherilyn. "Did she do this?"

"Strip her down!" Yuna clutched her belly, fuming. "Take her picture!"

"But..."

"Quit your blabbering and get on with it!"

"Alright, alright!"

Ladd moved towards Sherilyn, flexing his wrists.

"Pretty bold, hurting Jade, huh? Let's see how tough you really are!"

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Ladd, cruder than Yuna, grabbed Sherilyn's collar and yanked it apart with a p... The leotard tore, exposing skin to the cool air, and Sherilyn shivered involuntarily.

Ladd sneered, about to advance further when suddenly, bang!

The sound was deafening, the whole warehouse shook!

For a moment, everyone froze.

Ladd looked at Yuna, perplexed. "What was that? An earthquake?"

Bang! The noise repeated.

"Someone's ramming the door!" Ladd realized, attempting to head for the entrance.

He'd only made it a few steps before stopping dead, staring ahead in shock.

A black SUV, its front end crumpled, was barreling towards them.

"Ah..." Ladd dodged just in time, tumbling to the ground and narrowly avoiding being hit.

He ended up in a heap with Yuna.

With a screech, the black SUV slammed into a crate, finally coming to a halt amidst clouds of dust.

"Cough, cough..." Yuna coughed violently. "Who the heck?"

The car door swung open, and Gilbert jumped out first.

Ladd was startled. "It's that guy who was following us!"

Yuna was livid. "Didn't you lose him?"

"I thought we did!"

"Idiot!"

As Gilbert strode through the settling dust towards Sherilyn, his fury

was palpable at the sight of her

disheveled state.

"Sherilyn!"

He quickly draped his jacket over her.

Turning to his subordinate with a glare sharp as knives, he snapped, "What're you looking at? Want to lose your eyes?"

"Ah?" The

"Mr.

quickbordinate, catching on Surned away, hastily adding,

I didn't see anything, I

swear!"