The drive felt like it was never going to end. As soon as we crossed the city line, the streetlights vanished. Everything outside the windows turned into a thick, heavy blackness. The only thing I could see was the small patch of road the headlights could reach. Alaric didn't say anything. He kept his eyes on the road, but he felt so close in that small car.
After about twenty minutes of silence, Alaric reached over. He didn't look at me, but he rested his hand on my leg. I felt his thumb move slowly against my jeans. I knew I should have pushed him away. I should have been shouting at him to take me back to the dorms. But I was so scared that the heat of his hand was the only thing keeping me from falling apart.
"We’re almost there," he said. His voice was low, and I could feel the vib
