Chapter 28
Kross
Vaughn was avoiding me again.
And not even in a smart, subtle way. Just... annoying.
Every time I walked into a room, he walked out of it. Every time I tried to speak, he “didn’t hear me.” I wasn’t an i***t. He was doing it on purpose.
And it was pissing me off.
Not because I cared about his feelings. Or needed his approval. No.
Because Vaughn was my key.
My only damn lead to Vanya.
I stood in the corridor outside our dorm, watching through narrowed eyes as Vaughn adjusted the strap of his bag, glanced around like he thought no one was paying attention, and slipped out the side exit.
Suspicious.
Too suspicious.
He’d been twitchy all week. Checking the time. Staying quiet in class—which, for him, wasn’t that unusual—but this was different. Focused. Edgy.
For th
