Rowena’s POV. 11.
Silence Has Teeth.
There was no way in hell I was sleeping in that school dorm tonight.
Not with my head boiling. Not after Jason humiliated Cindy, trashed her food, and acted like it was his birthright to treat people like garbage. Not after Rachel pulled her venomous act behind the fountain, trying to crawl into my skin with her smug threats. And not after Adrian showed up pretending to care—again.
I needed space.
I needed the streets, my room, a quiet pillow, and a world without vampires for just one night.
“I’m going home,” I muttered, grabbing my bag from the locker. “I can’t breathe here.”
Cindy was trailing close behind, her arms folded over her chest like she was still shaking off Jason’s shove from earlier.
“I’ll come with you,” she said softly. “Your dad
