Intro. At Sterling High School, everyone knew who the 19-year-old seniors were. Not only because of his grades or his sporting skills, but because of something more difficult to explain: a presence that dominated the corridors. Dereck, Asher, Kai, Leon, Gael, and Sam. They moved as if the world belonged to them, as if they were characters taken from a fashion magazine... or a Greek myth. But among them all, Dereck and Asher were the most admired. Dereck, with his confident smile and sporty style, was the captain of the football team. He had a girlfriend — Marina, from another high school — but that didn't stop the girls at school from looking at him as if he were unreachable. Asher, on the other hand, was another story. Black hair a little long, white skin, defined muscles and a tattoo on his arm that no one understood but everyone wanted to touch. Serious, direct, calm... But when he got angry, it was better not to be around. He rode a motorcycle, a roaring Harley that could be heard before he appeared. It was the