I got what she was saying, but I envied the way that Tyler looked at her. I wished someone felt that way about me. Hell, I wished I felt that way about someone. I’d never had that with anyone—not even Haden—and they were here together for a little while. I hated to see them wasting this time.

“How about you?” Audrey’s question shook me free from my thoughts.

“Me?” What was she talking about? “And Tyler? Gross. No.”

She stopped walking and bent over. Her shaking breaths were the only indication that she was laughing.

“Well, what the hell did you mean? I’m here talking about you and Tyler, and you ask me that?”

She straightened but held her hands to her stomach as she got control of herself. “No. I meant—” She started laughing again.

I crossed my arms. “Come on. It wasn’t that funny.”

Audrey wiped her eyes. “It was. You and Tyler. No. Just no.”

I rolled my eyes at her. “All right. Cut it out. It’s seriously not that funny.”

She took a shaky breath. “What I meant was, do you have anyone here or somewhere else?”

I snorted. “Please don’t tell me you’re one of the people that think I’m with Santiago.” At home, everyone assumed Roan and I were a thing. On Abaddon, everyone thought I was with John freaking Santiago. Apparently, it didn’t matter where you were, any girl-boy relationship was assumed to be romantic, even if it was anything but.

She shook her head. “No. I don’t see you and Santiago together.”

“Thank God someone here has half a brain. That’s so not happening.” No matter what the rumors were. “Why?”

“You don’t talk about your life on Earth. I’ve told you everything.”

I bumped her shoulder with mine. “Only because you’ve been talking me through the torture sessions.”

“I know, but come on. You have someone back at home. Anyone?”

Declan popped into my head, and I must’ve been tired because Audrey noticed.

“Aha! I knew it. There is someone!”

I shook my head. “No. There’s no one. Honestly. There was a vague possibility that maybe something might eventually grow into something with this guy I’d just met, but I’m here now. Finding a way out of spending another day in that suit on the surface of Abaddon is all I can care about. I don’t know how many times I can burn alive before I lose my mind. I can’t even get away from it when I sleep. My nightmares are getting worse and—”

She put her arm around my waist. “You’re going to pass the test.”

My stomach knotted as we started up the stairs to our quarters. “I have to.” There wasn’t another option.