Chapter 65: You Killed him!

The whole academy was a raucous celebration, but celebrating was the last thing Caroline felt like doing as she stood in a small, windowless room, where Felicity, Fleur, Vale, and Zara were laid out before her. She didn’t bother to wipe the tears that still spilled over her cheeks, wondering if she could have done something differently to save her friends. 

“Caroline?” Aldrick asked from the doorway. She turned and looked over her shoulder, giving him a sad smile.

“Can I join you, or do you want to be left alone?” he asked.

“Of course you can come in. Though I thought you’d want to be celebrating with everyone else,” Caroline replied.

Aldrick shrugged as he walked in, his hands shoved into the front pockets of his jeans. “I just wanted to talk to you. About what happened.”

“What do you mean?” Caroline looked up at him, her brow furrowed.