Aiden patted him on the back, a movement made all the more awkward by Aiden's arm scraping against the stone wall."What did you do before the war?" Jo... said.It was a strange question, and one that Aiden had never been asked before. There was nothing before the war – just training and waiting for the inevitable. He had been born a soldier and would die as one, most likely later this afternoon. Some of the other boys had different backgrounds, but they didn't talk about them. That was the pact:. Unfortunately, the rich prick was right, he and Hayden were broke-ass poor, they had spent over penny they had saved on university as Ryan was injured in the first year of his basketball scholarship so had to pay for the next two years. Hayden expected an academic scholarship, but played nurse for Ryan that year and didn’t get the marks, so had to spend all her money on her first year, which she was currently in. Between the two of them, they barely had enough money to feed themselves, having. Ivanov had crossed that line.Belinda was quickly out of her nearby chair and flung herself acrossRobyn's sprawled body in an attempt to shield her new crush. "Leave heralone! She's brand new! She hasn't learned yet!" She secretly hoped Robynwould never "learn," but for now, she was only concerned for her safetyfrom the dangerous Ivanov. Ivanov reached for Belinda to throw her acrossthe room away from the revenge he had in mind for Robyn. It was then thata new player chose to step in.For such a. A wide-eyed Lisa asked, "Were you expelled?" Naw, they never knew who did it." I angled my body in imitation of Mick Jagger, and leaned toward the two girls. "By the time they got up on the stage I was long gone." Wow!" They said at the same time. My stock had definitely improved with them. Lisa tried to pick up the pace from there. "I've never been dared to do anything like that."Sully fielded her cue flawlessly. "Are you telling me, you two have played Truth or Dare?" I have," Lisa admitted.