Chapter Ninety
"I can help you look for him," she murmured, tilting her head slightly. "But I do better hiding bodies than finding them."
The bully stiffened. A flicker of real fear passed through her eyes, and for the first time, she hesitated.
The air grew heavier and suffocating. The other students who had been watching took another step back, suddenly less interested in the show, and as if realizing too late that this was not just another day of their schoolyard scuffle.
Some were already running away while some still stood there, helpless... Or probably waiting to defend their leader.
Their leader swallowed hard, but she was still trying... still pretending she had control. "You think you scare me?" she scoffed, but the slight tremor in her voice betrayed her.
Asli smirked. She hadn't even started threatening her yet… hadn't even beaten her up yet. She hadn't done anything yet that should scare her.
