However, Darius still told Edward and Bridget where he was. "I'm with three of my classmates; they're drunk. I need you two to come here to help me get them back to the dorm." He hung up when he heard them cheerily agree. His expression became thoughtful—he'd never acted like this in the past, no matter how poor he'd been.

Since his return to the Reid family, he seemed to have lost certain mannerisms and the basic ability to care for other human beings. He leaned back and shut his eyes, trying