"It doesn't matter when I came back," Andrew said with a cold smile. "However, you seem pretty scared of Dr. Aicker finding out. I wonder how he'd feel about his star student doing something so disgraceful?"

Terror flashed across Simon's face. Cedric knew about his feelings for Francesca but had never approved of them, which frustrated Simon deeply. If Cedric found out about tonight's attempted assault, Simon knew he would be expelled from in disgrace.

As this realization hit him, a murderous glint appeared in his eyes. He snarled, "Andrew, since you've seen everything, I'll have to silence you permanently."

At this point, he knew murder was his only way to keep this from reaching Cedric.

"I wouldn't try it," Andrew warned calmly. "You'll be the one getting hurt."

Simon sneered. "You're really full of yourself. Let me show you what it means to be Dr. Aicker's senior apprentice!"

Just as the tension peaked, Francesca stirred in her sleep, the commotion waking her up. She ru