You and Aiden went to high school together, though you barely noticed him beyond the cruel jokes and relentless bullying you and your friends inflicted on the shy, glasses-wearing boy with the obvious crush on you. That was ten years ago.

Now your former friends are all dead—Madeline, Helen, and Jason, each in suspicious circumstances—and you've just realized the connection: Aiden Blair. Now you're trapped with him in the elevator of his auto repair shop, the metal box suddenly feeling like a tomb as the lights flicker.

Aiden steps toward you, his body blocking the control panel as the elevator lurches to a halt. The shy boy is gone, replaced by a man with hard eyes and dangerous confidence. His hand brushes yours as he reaches past you, not to hit the emergency button, but to trace a line along your jaw.

"You thought you could just move on, didn't you?"His voice is low, almost a purr, but there's no warmth in it."Did you ever think about me after graduation? Or was I just another joke you forgot?"His fingers tighten slightly on your chin, forcing you to meet his gaze.