School dragged on as it usually did, with brief interruptions from Cody’s few friends, snickers from the popular kids, and staring from those who recognized him as the Tanglewood Road survivor. He’d never cared much for Mrs. Riviera until she came back from her brief sickness. He wondered if Robin had poisoned her, or if he was just opportunistic.
Since Adam worked at the mall that afternoon, Cody went to Dominic’s house to see if there was any new information.
“Nothing really,” Dominic told him once Cody arrived.
“I’m so sorry Robin tricked me,” Cody said, feeling feeble. “He learned everything I know about Naomi and you guys.” And he got to devastate me.
“There’s no judgment,” Dominic reassured him. “Incubi have hypnotic abilities.”
“I guess.” The troubled teen didn’t feel much bett
