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  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
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  46. Acknowledgments
  47. About the Author
  48. A Sneak Peek of You Will Be Mine
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  50. Back Cover

Theo’s eyes tighten. “I’m going to play dead the next time I’ve been in a room. Maybe I’ll be able to get away and find help.”

“No offense to either of you, but that sounds like a terrible plan.”

Theo and I laugh. Shaking my head, I agree, “Yeah, it is.”

With a frown, Evan looks between us, a little lost, like he’s not sure if he’s missed a joke or not.

“This is all we have now,” Theo tells him.

“But you’ll die.”

“Theo, he has a valid point.”

“I’m not disagreeing, but I can’t keep doing this. Like Lucie said, I would rather die trying to escape than at the hand of one of my friends. I don’t know what they think this is, but the era of gladiators ended for a reason.”

“So, you just need to get in one of those rooms?” Evan asks.

Theo nods. “Lucie was called when she tried to attack Piper, so I figured I’ll do the same.”

I can feel Evan’s eyes on me. “She attacked you?”

“Not really. She only tried. She was upset.”

“And you’re going to pretend to attack Piper?” Evan asks Theo. His voice is hard, like he’s challenging him to try.

Can’t say I hate the protective side of Evan. In fact, I damn well love having someone take care of me.

Theo laughs. “No, I think she’s had enough. But now that you’re here…”

Evan rolls his eyes. “Sure, attack me.”

“Pretend,” Theo stresses. “I’m not going to attack you. I just need to do something that will get me in a room, something that’s not going to make me feel like crap.”

Apparently even pretending to attack me would make him feel awful.

Evan lifts his hands. “Go ahead.”

The speaker crackles, sending a bolt of fear down my spine. “Evan to the waiting room,” Owens voice sings.

“What? No way, it’s too soon!”

Evan shakes his head. “Don’t. Calm down. It’s fine. I’ll be back soon.”

“But it’s—”

“No,” he cuts me off. “Don’t do anything that could get you in there again.”

Evan gets up. I want to follow him to the door, but my legs feel like jelly. This isn’t fair.

I watch with my heart in my stomach as he grabs a quick swig of water from the tap before disappearing though the door.

Theo moves from his seat and wraps his arm around my shoulder. I tense for a second before relaxing.

“He’ll be okay, Piper. If anyone can handle going in there again, it’s him.”

“I like him, Theo.”

He chuckles. “Duh.”

32

Evan has been gone a long time, and I can’t help worrying that he’s been taken away for another six months or worse.