Monday morning came too fast. Maya got dressed for class trying to ignore the anxiety she was feeling. The Vipers wanted her at the campus area at noon. She wasn't going but that didn't mean they wouldn't try something anyway.

Dominic was waiting downstairs with his truck keys. "Ready?"

"As I'll ever be." Maya grabbed her backpack. "You really don't have to drive me."

"We've had this conversation." Dominic held the door open. "You lost."

They drove to campus in silence. Dominic parked in ...