Lucy's Pov
“Adrian, please… Can I stay with you tonight?”
The words tumbled out before I could stop them. I stood there in the hallway of my dorm, clutching my bag to my chest like a shield. His eyes hardened the moment they left my lips.
“Lucy.” His tone was sharp, almost warning. “Do you have any idea what you’re asking me?”
My throat was on fire, I could feel it, raw and stubborn. “I’m not going back in. Not after all of it. Liam, Samantha, the whole mess. I just—I need somewhere that doesn’t feel like a trap, okay?”
He dragged his fingers through his hair, pretty much radiating “I’m over this.” “You really think this is smart? If someone catches us—”
“I literally don’t care,” I said quickly, a little too loud, voice all shaky and betraying me. I dropped it to a whisper, shoulders
