He laughs and takes a dangerous step closer. We’re almost chest to chest, definitely not a position we should be in considering we can only be friends. Besides, I don’t know him well enough to have him invading my personal space.

His smile dies as he looks into my eyes. Is he going to kiss me? I can’t have my first proper kiss with a virtual stranger.

He takes a deep breath. “I shouldn’t do this.”

Hazel shouts, “Come on, Pipes!”

I take a step back, and he lets my hand drop. Caleb shakes his head slowly. “Which door, Piper?”

“Well, I have no interest in being dead, so I’m going for the door on the right.”

With a breathtaking smile, he nods. “Good. Come on.” His posture changes; he’s taller, more animated.

“You really are proud of this place, aren’t you?” I tease.

He looks at me over his shoulder. “You have no idea. Owen, you two in?”

Owen looks up from where he and Hazel are playing pinball. “Sure.” I follow Caleb, intrigued by what else they’ve done here. He punches in a code and opens the door.

Caleb lets Owen and Hazel go in first and then turns back to me. “Okay?”

I nod, and he holds out his hand again. We probably shouldn’t, but I take it anyway and let him lead me into…a really long hallway. Huh?

Gazing up at him, I arch my eyebrow. “What is this?”

On each side of the hall are more doors, at least three on each side and another one at the far end. It’s dimly lit, the metal light shades casting circular shadows on the floor.

He laughs and lets go of my hand. “The building used to be offices when my dad ran his business from here. There’s that big room we came in and another one up ahead, then lots of smaller rooms.”

I turn back to the hallway as Hazel take a few steps down it. “Have you done anything with those rooms yet?” I ask.

He presses his chest against my back. I freeze as his breath blows against my neck. “Why don’t you find out?”

Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to be happening.

“I think I’m ready to go back to the other room now,” I say as his body moves away from mine. “Hazel, come back.”

I take a step closer to my friend, who is padding toward the first door on the left.

Behind me, I feel the atmosphere change. It chills me, causing my skin to pebble. Hazel looks past me and her face pales.

My back is still to the door, but I hear a loud clang and know the boys have gone.

“This isn’t funny!” Hazel shouts as she spins around.