I thought they would back off for a while after that.
I was wrong. I had underestimated them again.
That evening, Sloane was gone from the dorm, which almost never happened. Celeste had left too, saying she was going to the library. Iris sat quietly on her bed, reading.
I gathered my things and headed to the showers. I was almost at the door when Iris called out to me.
"Vivienne."
I stopped and looked back at her. She had lifted her head, and her expression was calm in a way that only comes after a decision has already been made.
"Come back early tonight. Someone might come looking for you."
I frowned and asked what she meant. But she said nothing more, just lowered her head and went back to her book.
I stood in the shower for ten minutes, my mind racing. What had Iris meant? Who w
