LOGINThe classroom door shut behind them with a hollow click.Too loud.Too final.Lola felt it immediately the shift. The way the air thickened, the way her nerves lit up like they’d been waiting for this exact moment. Jake lingered near the door, arms crossed, eyes scanning the hall through the narrow
Morning didn’t arrive gently.It crept in through the thin gap between the curtains, pale and accusing, dragging reality with it. Lola stirred first, blinking as the room came back into focus the rumpled sheets, the locked door, the quiet proof that last night hadn’t been a dream.Jake was awake, si
Lola didn’t remember who moved first.Only that suddenly the space between them felt charged like a wire stretched too tight, humming, begging to snap.Jake’s hand was still at her jaw, his thumb warm against her skin. Damon was behind her, solid and steady, his chest rising and falling against her
The door down the hallway clicked shut.Soft.Careful.Deliberate.Lola felt it in her bones before she processed it in her head.Someone was still nearby.Jake moved instantly, crossing the room to the door and pressing his ear against it. Damon shifted closer to Lola, his presence solid, grounding
The hallway lights hummed softly overhead, casting long shadows that made everything feel unreal like Lola had stepped into a version of campus where nothing familiar could be trusted anymore.Jake shut the door behind them, locking it.Then he locked it again.Damon leaned against the wall, arms cr
Lola didn’t move.The knock echoed againsoft, controlled, patient.Not the kind of knock made by someone in a hurry.Not the kind made by someone unsure.This was someone who knew she was there.Her phone trembled in her hand. She checked it instinctively.No signal.Her breath came shallow as she







