NO ONE WARNED ME ABOUT MR. MOGILEVICH

The first time Zara Holland met Rory Mogilevich, there was blood on his cufflinks and rain dripping from the ceiling of her classroom.
It's late evening.
Zara stayed behind decorating for spring week.
Tiny paper flowers cover desks.
Children's paintings dry near the windows.
Then:
black SUVs pull outside.
Men in dark coats step out first.
And finally-
Rory.
Towering.
Cold.
Violence hidden beneath expensive fabric.
Ronan had forgotten his backpack.
That's all.
But the moment Rory sees Zara laughing softly while helping Ronan into his coat...
Something shifts.

AND DON'T STEAL MY WORK PLZ! I WILL HUNT U DOWN.