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 severely as he himself would be in

the steering wheel, his gaze straight ahead and his voice calm. “I’d cross them as soon as I got involved.

at

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

Screech!

a sharp and piercing screech,

a row of

signs of slowing down as they headed

her heart skipped a

emitted a rumble, and

tires rubbed against the ground, emitting

Had she

picked up the pace

Tyler, Vicky had always been considered a qualified socialite

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

all

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