The first SUV rolled to a stop in the lot, followed by the one carrying Lila. She glanced back and saw the third pull up neatly behind them, boxing her in.Through the tinted glass, she caught sight of heads turning, students pausing mid-step, some whispering, others pulling out their phones, waiting to see who would emerge from the little parade of black cars.Her chest tightened as she stayed rooted in her seat, gripping her bag tight against her lap as though she could make herself invisible.When she still didn’t move, Graves stepped out with the same controlled ease as always. He came around the SUV, opened her door, and stood there waiting. “Stop it, Graves,” she snapped, her whisper sharp with desperation. “You don’t have to play chauffeur. Just close the door.”Graves gave no reply as he continued to stare at Lila, then the faint movement of his hand adjusting his dark glasses, as he kept waiting.The seconds crawled by, thick and suffocating, each one weighing heavier on Lil
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