Mia stared at her phone, Lucas’s threat echoing in her ears. *I’m outside your dorm right now. Come down. Alone. Or I hit send on everything.*
Sophie was watching her with concern, but Mia forced a weak smile. “I need some air. Be back soon.”
She slipped out before her roommate could ask questions, heart pounding as she took the stairs down. Lucas was waiting in the shadows near the side entrance, away from the main lights but still dangerously close to the dorm. The risk of someone seeing them made her skin crawl.
“You came,” he said with a smug grin, grabbing her wrist and pulling her deeper into the darkened alcove between buildings. “Good girl.”
“Lucas, please,” Mia whispered, trying to pull away. “Not here. Someone could see—”
“Shut up.” He shoved her against the brick wall, the
