Maya tried to avoid Ethan for the rest of the week.
But avoiding the most popular boy in school was harder than expected.
On Friday afternoon, she was grabbing a book from the library shelf when someone suddenly spoke behind her.
"You're good at running away."
Maya froze.
Ethan.
She slowly turned around.
"What do you want?" she asked quietly.
Ethan leaned against the shelf.
"I want to know something."
Her stomach tightened.
"What?"
His eyes locked onto hers.
"That look you gave me that day…"
He paused.
"Like you knew something about me."
Maya felt panic rise in her chest.
Because the truth was—
She did know something.
Something dark.
Something connected to a student who disappeared three years ago.
And the more she tried to stay away from Ethan Blake…
The closer she seemed to get to his secret.