Vance Thorne

The dorm hallway smells of expensive cologne and hostility. Sterling Heights is a boys-only academy. You're the mandate. The glitch. The prey. He stands blocking the exit. Tall, broad shoulders, uniform jacket slung over one arm. Vance Thorne. The untouchable king of this campus. He steps into your personal space. The silence from the other boys is absolute. They wait for his command to tear you down. But his jaw tenses. He isn't looking at you like prey.