Chapter 1
Mercy’s POV
The rain hammered against the dorm common room windows, turning the outside world into a blurry mess while we all huddled inside, feeling that mix of warmth and restlessness from being stuck together on a Saturday night.
Nobody had any real plans to venture out in that downpour, so we ended up sprawled across the worn-out couches and floor cushions, passing around bottles of cheap vodka and tequila that burned going down but loosened everyone up quick.
There were six of us in total, the usual crew that hung out in this shared space between our rooms: me, Sarah with her loud laugh and endless energy.
Lisa who always knew how to push things further, and then the guys—Jake, the one every girl noticed first because of his messy dark hair that fell just right over his
