“And don’t think anyone here is going to defend you if you try speaking up now,” Vincenzo spoke bitterly, trying to believe his words because he could not afford getting reported again. The hard truth was that since Dominic didn’t fight back, the initiation really did count as assault. And although it wasn’t nearly as bad as what he did last time, he made a reaction formation hoping no one would find out about this, and he wouldn’t be at risk of being incarcerated again. The majority of the upperclassmen were loyal to him, and they were friends, but he didn’t know if the smooth-brained freshmen would give it a try to talk to the headmaster. He was terrified of getting caught. He would hate to see anyone else finding out about this.