“Scram,” Jasper ordered.

Carter hurried away.

Jasper turned to me with a grin and I rolled my eyes. “That was unnecessary,” I said with a laugh.

“I’ll apologise later,” Jasper chuckled and passed me my bag. “Come on, let’s go.”

An hour later the school had finally managed to allocate us with room keys to the hotel rooms. I hadn’t actually stayed in the hotel in town before, but it felt like home. Just being back in my hometown made me feel at ease.

Even when my kidnapping, rape ordering, asshole of an uncle lived here.

“Hey, roomie,” Beth said and nudged my hip. “Do you want to open the...