“What’s Plan-B?” Cadence was asking as the plane circled back toward the school. Christian wasn’t answering her, however. He had crossed to the back of the plane and was digging in a storage compartment there, beginning to pull out what appeared to be backpacks and handing them out to the rest of the team. They all took them as if they knew exactly what Plan-B was and they were okay with it.

Cadence repeated her question. “What’s Plan-B?” Again, she was ignored, but this time a few of her other teammates at least glanced at her nervously, as if acknowledging they heard her, but none of them wanted to answer....