Chapter 72

No one else spoke. Matthias’s eyes waited on Gary. Even Marcy, bound and barely moving, looked at Gary the way teachers used to in the hallway: with a kind of tired disappointment that made him itch. He hated it.

“I’m not a kid,” Gary spat, swinging the blade toward the nearest threat—Silvio, who didn’t so much as blink. “You’re gonna take me seriously,” Gary hissed. His voice cracked on the last