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“Do you need me to walk you back?” he asks.
I shake my head. “No. I’ll be fine. I want to be alone for a minute anyway.”
He nods, but watches me warily, like he wants to object.
I should tell him not to worry—Hunter won’t be far behind me. But Griffin doesn’t know anything about my crazy life. And I don’t want him to. He’s too good to know anything about hitmen and spies. I want to protect him as much as I possibly can.
He needs to be as far away from me as he possibly can.
“Just don’t push me away, Cove.” Griffin backs away slightly. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Please send me another picture.”
I nod, letting him know I will.
I take off toward my dorm, knowing that Hunter will be following. As soon as Griffin is gone, he’ll probably come walk with me. He’ll be curious about the conversation I had with Griffin. I hope he wasn’t close enough to hear it.
I hear feet shuffling in the leaves behind me. I turn, expecting to see Hunter running toward me. Instead, I see a blonde guy running toward me wearing a Thor costume—hammer and all.
My eyes widen for a split second before I take off running away from the guy.
Is that hammer real? And if it is, how can I protect myself against something like that? Hunter’s taught me how to disarm somebody with a gun or a knife—but Thor’s hammer? That’s a new one.
I glance over my shoulder.
Where is Hunter?
Thankfully, Thor doesn’t seem to be as fast as I am—probably something to do with the very large hammer he’s holding. Somebody should tell him that’s not a good weapon for a hitman.
I look straight ahead and see a blur coming toward me. I start to veer off to the left, thinking a second assassin is chasing me, but then I see that the second person is Hunter.
Finally.
Took him long enough.
I turn around as he runs straight for Thor, tackling him to the ground. The hammer goes rolling away from them as Hunter holds the guy down. Thor doesn’t even attempt to fight.
“Who are you?” Hunter asks. “And why are you chasing Cove?”
I walk closer to them, knowing Hunter will protect me.
I kick the hammer, letting out a breath slowly. “It’s fake.”
“Dude, some guy in a hoodie paid me fifty bucks to scare the chick in a Superman costume,” the guy says. “Can you please let me up now?”
Hunter does let the guy go, but only after punching him in the nose. I watch as blood trickles down the guy’s face.
Ignoring the guy, Hunter walks toward me. He puts his arm around my shoulders and leads me quickly toward the cabin.
We are almost back before either of us says a word.
“Did I seriously just get chased by a guy carrying Thor’s hammer?” I think I’m in shock.
I expect Hunter to laugh, smile, orsomething. But he just keeps a stoic expression on his face.
“No more going off without me, even with your boyfriend,” he says. “And we are going to be training more.”
I swallow hard. “Oh.”
“Whoever is after you has managed to get on campus twice. And they haven’t come after you yet—they’re playing mind games. This is more than just a low level hitman. This person is a psychopath. They don’t just kill for money, they kill for pleasure.” Hunter stops, turning to face me. “Cove, I will protect you. But be prepared. I will take you out of here if I need to.”
