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Grey shakes his head. "It's our shared stash. I have some in my room too."
"You amaze me," I laugh quietly. "At least now I know why you always have chocolate—well, kinda."
He smiles to himself, pulling out a candy bar and handing it to me. "I think he has a bag of chips somewhere too. If you want something else, I could get it from the kitchen."
"We can't get out of here," I point out, nodding to the locked door.
Grey snorts, raising an eyebrow. "Can't I?"
I tilt my head in disbelief, before quickly admitting defeat.
They can do anything…
"The candy bar is okay," I tell him happily, ripping the wrapper open. "It will be enough until lunch tomorrow."
"Lunch?" he asks slowly. "Don't you mean breakfast?"
I shake my head. "Whittingham has assigned me to a task again in the morning. I definitely won't be eating breakfast. Possibly not lunch either, if I'm being honest."
Grey slams the desk drawer closed, making me jump.
"Fuck this," he growls angrily. "I've had enough of him."
"Hey," I whisper, reaching for his arm. "I can handle it. Don't stress."
Suddenly, he moves toward me, pushing me against the wall. I let out a silent gasp, staring up at him.
"You shouldn't have to handle it," Grey growls. "He's fucking with you. Torturing you, starving you, trying to make you kill yourself. I'm going to kill him myself."
My lips part in disbelief at his sudden shift in mood. "He's not worth it," I say, trying to calm him down. "Let him try his hardest. I'm not going to break. Your secrets are safe with me."
"You think this is just aboutCirque des Morts?" Grey asks. "It's more than that, little killer. He's targeting you to get back at us. We don't let shit like that slide."
Can he hear my heart pounding? It's all I can hear…
"Don't do something stupid just for me," I answer. "It's not worth it. You'll be removed from Lilydale and put into prison. You'll never get a chance to get out."
The anger in his face washes away as he stares at me incredulously. "You genuinely believe that, don't you?"
I frown. "Of course I do. It's the truth, isn't it? It's what was going to happen to me."
Something sinister flares up in his eyes, his gray irises darkening. "When I find out who framed you, I'll make their nightmares seem like a happy place. I promise you that, Avery."
My stomach turns in knots, the chocolate forgotten in my hand by my side. He has me caged in, his body flush against mine.
Danger resonates from him, bouncing around the room. I'm not scared though—not even a little bit. It's intoxicating, my body lighting up at his words.
This is the protective Grey I've missed. The one who made me feel like I was worth something, who would kill every single person in this place if they dared touch me.
The one I've been begging to come back.
"I don't want you to leave me," I whisper. "They might take you away."
Grey tilts his head slowly, eyes locked with mine. He looks at me knowingly.
"They haven't taken me away yet, have they?"
My eyebrows furrow together. "What do you mean?" I ask, confused.
