After a long silence, Vicky asked, “Is it safe for me to head back to the dorm?”

“No. You won’t even make it past the dorm’s gate,” Tyler said calmly.

Vicky’s breath caught in her throat. “Um… What if I go to the airport and fly to another city now?”

Tyler glanced at the time. “You woke up a little too late, so that’s probably not an option either.”

“Late? What does that mean?”

“Later than Jonathan.”

“How would you know?”

Tyler shot her an odd look as though he was wondering why she would ask such a foolish question. “The extraction of the bullet is a standard procedure. It’s not that hard to figure out how long it takes.”

Vicky felt belittled, and as she looked outside the window, realization dawned on her. “Did you injure them badly…to buy me time?”

go as far as injuring the three

did not deny it and kept his hands on the steering wheel, his gaze straight ahead and his voice calm. “I’d cross them as soon as I got involved. If

turned to look at the

indistinct under the fading streetlights, and she was captured by the

Screech!

a sharp and

row of black cars without license plates coming from

showed no signs of slowing down as they headed straight toward

eyes widened, and her heart skipped

she thought they were doomed, Tyler’s car emitted a rumble, and smoke started oozing from underneath the

tires rubbed against the ground, emitting

of lightning. Had she not fastened her seatbelt, she could

behind picked up the

been considered a qualified socialite

looked thrilling in movies and realized at this moment that experiencing it

from all the

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