I stared at Sarah and Mika, trying to figure out if my suspicion was correct. If they had seen me with Dominic, I needed to know for sure so I could handle this situation properly.

"Is that really the only reason you're treating me like this?" I asked carefully. "Just because you think I don't belong here?"

They exchanged another one of those looks, and I could see them hesitating.

"What other reason would there be?" Sarah said, but her voice sounded less confident than ...