After the chaos of the day, I finally returned to my room. I shut the door and leaned against it, feeling a rush of exhaustion mixed with triumph. Rachel had been punished. I should have felt a little bad about it, but I didn’t. Rachel betrayed me in the worst possible way. She deserved what she got. I wasn’t going to lose sleep over it, not after everything she’d done.
But I couldn’t shake the sense of unease. Lilith was still out there, and I knew she wasn’t done with me. Rachel’s punishment wasn’t enough to make her back off. If anything, I’d just painted a target on my back, and Lilith would be coming for me harder than ever. She was dangerous, and she had the influence to ruin my life if she really wanted to.
I tossed my bag onto my bed and sat down, burying my face in my hands. I t
