Things could get fun in here if he’s going to stay angry. There are four rooms, one a bathroom, so it’s not like we can avoid each other until he gets over it. If he honestly believed we could have gotten away, he wouldn’t have followed me back in here.

But it’s obviously all going to be my fault.

We don’t have access to broadcast TV, but we do have DVDs, so I stick Hocus Pocus on and take a seat on the sofa.

Theo slams the kettle down, slams the mugs on the counter, and rips the silverware drawer open so hard it bangs.

I wince at the fury in his actions. This isn’t good.

“Hey, what the hell is going on?” Kevin asks, rubbing his eyes as he stumbles from the bedroom like he’s drunk. I think in reality, Theo has woken him, but he’s still half asleep.

“Nothing,” Theo grunts. “Sorry. I’ll make you some coffee.”

Kevin’s light eyes linger on Theo for another second, his eyebrows pulled together. I don’t think he believes Theo.

Deciding not to push Theo, Kevin walks toward me and sits.

“Hey,” I say, doing a much better job of being cheerful than Theo. “How did you sleep?”

He shrugs. “Not too bad when I actually fell asleep.”

“You’re having trouble?”

His eyes widen like a deer caught in the headlights. “I…”

“Kevin, I know you’re the big, strong, sports-loving guy who works out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be scared in here. This affects us all.”

He laughs humorlessly. “Yeah, it does. I hate feeling powerless.”

“You’re not. You’re super-strong.” I lower my voice. “We’ll get our chance to escape one day.”

He cracks a smile and nods. “I can’t wait to face them.”

The speaker crackles. “Kevin to the waiting room,” Owen instructs.

Did they hear that? Is Kevin getting his chance to face them now?

Without looking back, Kevin stands and heads out of the room.

I watch him go, watch the door click locked behind him, and my heart tumbles to the floor. Hazel walks into the room, her eyes fixed on Kevin.

My heart leaps again as the familiar sound of crackling echoes through the room. “Piper,” Caleb says, a smile highlighted in his voice. “Come to the waiting room.”

Is this punishment for earlier? Because I didn’t run like they wanted.

But Theo isn’t being summoned, and he was the one wanting to take our chances. Why would I be the only one going into a room? Not that I want Theo to, but it doesn’t make sense that they wouldn’t send us both.

None of this makes sense!

Theo glances my way, his manner somber. He might be angry with me, but he doesn’t want me to go in there.

“Pipes?” Hazel says as I stand. She shakes her head.