Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 45

A few minutes later, Briar slung her backpack over her shoulder, popped in her earbuds, and headed out the door.

It only took five or six minutes to get to campus if she cut through the side streets, but walking from the university gates to the infirmary took over twenty minutes.

Still, Briar strolled along slowly, hands tucked in her pockets, taking her time. She hadn’t even known which direction the infirmary was in and had to pull up the Shoneport University map on her phone to figure it out.

The infirmary wasn’t far from the Traditional Medicine girls‘ dorm.

Briar pieced it together: Lydia and her crew must’ve gone straight to the infirmary to get her back checked out before ratting her out to the advisor.

But she doubted they’d take it to Joshua, the only Traditional Medicine advisor around today. After all, they’d have noticed by now that

Joshua had taken a shine to her.

Not wanting to let the issue slide and hoping to teach her a lesson, they’d gone to the advisor instead. ‘Clever move, but pretty low, Briar

thought.

infirmary, her phone

it–her nap had been cut short, and the day’s drama had left her in a foul mood–but

tone was cautious, almost nervous. “Briar, where are

eyebrow, surprised he was taking her side right off the bat. She decided to

started it?”

too laid–back to go picking

ticked up a notch. “Yeah, I got jumped, I’m heading to the infirmary now to sort it

voice spiked with panic. “Don’t go alone–you’ll get ganged up on! Tell me where you are. I’m

could hear hurried footsteps through the phone, like Frank was already sprinting

brushed it off, her tone calm but firm. “It’s fine. It’s just a little drama. They wouldn’t dare try anything

Ashton finds out, he’ll kill me,” Frank

eyes, biting back a

me or just scared of getting chewed

end, she relented and told him where she was.

who showed up first… wasn’t Frank. It was Ashton. As Briar stood under a tree, she

striding

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