Page 106 of Reckless Dare

Ava and Nami joined Abhi and Rana.

“How can we help?” Abhi asked Nami.

Nami looked unsure and fell silent for a long moment.

“Don’t waste our time.” It was Rana, issuing a warning.

“Rana,” Abhi silenced him.

Ava wanted to intervene, but she let Nami handle it.

“I’m here to report…” She looked hesitant, but she eventually forged on. “My cousin Ramya, she was drugged during a party and she… she could not remember anything from that night but…”

A chill passed through Ava again even though she was hearing it the second time. She could see that Abhi was affected by the information too. There was a slight clench to his jaw. “Whose party was it?” he asked.

Nami shook her head. “Ramya would not tell me who those guys are. She doesn’t want to report to the campus police or the management because her parents will pull her out of the college.”

“What’s the guarantee you are not lying and making up stories?” Rana’s voice snapped.

Ava was shocked by his sudden outburst.

Abhi was quick to respond. “Rana. Leave.”

Rana didn’t argue. He gave Nami a death stare before he turned his back to her and left the place. Abhi stayed silent for a long moment before looking at Nami. “I believe you and if you give me a few more details of that party, I’ll get to the bottom of this.”

Nami nodded. “I don’t think I can get Ramya to talk to anyone. She is being blackmailed.”

Ava was shocked. “Blackmailed?”

Nami looked angry. “The guy has pictures and videos of her from that night. She is worried he will leak it out on social media.”

Abhi fell silent for a moment. “Tell your cousin, we can prevent any such content from being posted online, be it on the campus network or external websites. There is no internet signal in any of the surrounding areas so all content has to go through the campus network for any such uploads. And if it did get out there, I promise you, we have experts to bring that content down in minutes and trace the person who uploaded it.”

Nami nodded but didn’t say anything further.

Abhi stayed silent for another moment. “If we can get the information of the guys who did this, we can prevent such things from happening to others.”

Ava was glad Abhi thought that way, too.

Nami seemed convinced. “I’ll try getting the information from her somehow.” She was somewhat confident and encouraged by the support. “Thank you for offering to help and not taking it to the university management.”

“You are welcome.”

Ava went back with Nami and then checked on Pooja before returning to her housing unit.

It was nearly eight by the time she stepped into her apartment. Her body ached with tiredness since she had a long day and didn’t get to catch up on proper sleep the previous night. She took a hot shower to push away her tiredness and slipped into her night dress.

Her tormentor sneaked into her room with a box of pizza. The pizza was so delicious that she ate three pieces that night.

“You are going to make me fat soon!” she told him with a grin.

He swept his eyes lazily over her body. “You look fine to me.”

Her cheeks heated at the raw desire she saw in his eyes. Despite her tiredness, her heart raced and her body tingled in anticipation. The usual crackling awareness was heightened even more.

‘I’m going to kiss you between your legs.’

She blushed as she recalled his words.

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