The driver barely spoke during the ride to Ravencrest. I didn’t mind. My phone was in my lap, my fingers scrolling through old messages I didn’t delete. Mostly from Elara.

“Wanna borrow my fishnets?”

“My one night stand is such a piece of crap, lol.”

“I’ll never leave you. You know that, right?”

Lie.

I clicked the screen off.

The car pulled into campus and stopped near the main building. I stepped out slowly. It didn’t feel like a regular first day. It felt like walking into ...