#Chapter 194: A Deadly Threat

Joseph was definitely following me, and he was closing in. Panicking, I ducked into the student union. Even at night, it would have lots of people around. Joseph wouldn’t dare hurt me in front of other people. “Cynthia!” he called. I stilled. Better to deal with him here, now, under the fluorescent lights of the common room. He gripped me by the arm and yanked me around to face him. His eyes burned with hatred. Had it always been there? Had I just never noticed? “Were you running from me?” he asked. “I’m just trying to get home.” “Your dorm is the other direction.” His eyes narrowed. “Oh, I see. Still clinging onto Asher, huh? I would have thought he’d be tired of a leech like you by now.” “Leave me alone, Joseph.” I tried to shake his grip loose, but he only held on tighter. My stomach churned. His grip reminded me of Lamar. “Not until I talk to you.” “About?” He looked around us, to our fellow students laughing and eating at the many tables arranged in the union. His voi