packhouse

Sheryl ’s POV

Why did it have to be Professor Ashton that came to pick me up?

How was I going to get through an entire drive back to campus? It was an hour away.

He showed up a few minutes after I finished packing. I could hear him speaking to my father in the

foyer of the packhouse.

“Thanks again for taking her back to school. I don’t want to take any chances,” my father said to him.

“Any leads on who could have done this?”

“None yet; she thinks it could have been her ex-boyfriend though. Or possibly the girl he was with. I

don’t have any evidence on that though.”

“I can look into it as the school,” Ashton offered.

“I appreciate that. Report to me any findings. I might send some of my men there too. Just to be safe.”

“We’ll keep in touch,” Ashton said, shaking my father’s hand.

“I know I can count on you,” my father said in return.

I cleared my throat as I made my way down the stairs; they both turned to look at me. My father with a worried look and Ashton… well … Ashton once again h