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“I’m not a liar.”
“You fraternize with liars and rule breakers. You might have learned a thing or two.”
“I’m telling the truth.”
The Supervisor thought for a moment, running his eyes over me.
“We’ve watched your fights many times. And we’ve never seen any evidence of your ability.”
“Perhaps you weren’t looking closely enough. But you won’t have to. If you let me have Ivy and give us the use of your shuttlecraft so we can leave this place, I’ll show you everything.”
The Supervisor pursed his lips.
“Very well. I’ll speak with the warden. In the meantime, I’ll discuss the idea with Ivy. If she agrees, she may leave with you. If she doesn’t then you will still show me this ability of yours. Agreed?”
Without Ivy, I was as good as useless in this place now. I needed her. I would either leave with or without her. This place would never feel the same for me.
“Deal,” I said.
“You need to head downstairs. I believe it’s your turn to fight soon.”
A shiver ran up my spine. I was on track to getting what I wanted. The only thing I ever wanted.
Then why did it feel like I’d just made a deal with the devil?
15
IVY
“No!” I screamed, beating against the wall.
Kren turned and left the science lab. I hammered against it with the fleshy part of my fists but it was no good.
He hadn’t heard me screaming and cursing.
When he’d first appeared, my heart soared at the sight of him. To think he might know I was there, being held captive against my will, that he had come to rescue me, was intoxicating.
He stood there talking with the Supervisor and I began to pound on the wall. He didn’t hear me. Still, it didn’t stop me from trying to get his attention.
I paced up and down my padded cell, knowing that at any moment, any second, Kren was going to turn to me and take action.
He would destroy the traitorous scientist and his guards and bust me out of there. We would hug and kiss passionately. Then I would lead him up to the Supervisor’s residence. Kren would figure out a way of getting onto the shuttlecraft and away from there.
But the seconds stretched into minutes and then…
He turned to leave.
No…
Finally, he was gone. He’d agreed to a deal with the Supervisor… but he was going to get shafted the same way I had been.
The Supervisor wasn’t going to keep his word.
The chief scientist stood with his hands behind his back, peering out the window and looking down, watching, as Kren left.
Once he was gone, he turned to the guards and issued them an order. They left their positions beside the door and marched over to the wall where I’d been hidden.
I hadn’t seen it from their vantage point outside but I imagined it looked identical to the rest of the room.
