ELIAS’S POV When I got back to the dorm, Rowan was already there. He was sitting at his desk, sleeves rolled up, flipping through one of his textbooks. He looked up the moment I stepped in.“You’re late,” he said casually, but his eyes scanned me carefully, as if checking for bruises or tension.“I stayed back at the café to finish an assignment, ” I replied, closing the door behind me, then sighed.He leaned back in his chair. “Did something happen?”I hesitated at first, but then I concluded that it was his brother after all, and I was not supposed to be hiding things from Rowan.“Yes.”That got his full attention, making his back straightened. “What happened? Did someone try to pick a fight with you?”“That's what I thought too, but he actually came to talk.” I shrugged and sat on his bed.“Talk? Who?” He raised his eyebrows at me.“Adrian.”There was a slight pause, but Rowan’s expression didn’t change much. He simply leaned forward, putting his elbows on his desk.“What did he
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