Wallace looked uncomfortable, and the others looked grim.

"What? What are you doing here?" she asked. Then her nerves flared. "What happened?" She spun to look back at Andre and saw dread in his eyes.

"May we come in?" Wallace asked politely.

Cassandra turned to stare at the three men in the hallway. She finally nodded and gestured for them to enter.

Principal Wallace slipped his shoes off and walked into the living room. The tall, dark-haired man in a sharply cut suit behind him frowned but took his shoes off too and went into the room as the third man, wearing a dull grey suit, nodded to her as...