“He tried to pay me off to stay away from you,” Zed interjects. “What?” “Yeah, he was threatening me, and he told me to make him an offer. He told me to find another ‘whore on campus’ to toy with.” Whore? Zed shrugs nonchalantly. “He said that no one else will ever have you, and he was awfully proud of himself that you stuck around even after he told you about sleeping with Molly after the two of you started hanging out.” The mention of Hardin and Molly stings—Zed knew it would. And that’s exactly why he said it.

