Conrad's POV Lyla cleaned up my arm and put a bandage on it and then cleaned up my face and left me lying there and said that she would try to convince them to give me some food, but my guess is that they aren't going to do that. They aren't here to play nice. I'm a dead man at the end of this and that is something that I can live with as long as I die knowing that Avery is protected. I need to know they won't hurt her, but I know that isn't true either. Ryder is after her and he is going to use me to get her here and I know her, she is going to show up, and I just pray that someone is with her to help her. She is going to need it. I could feel the meds wearing off just in time for the door to open again, but this time instead of the soft footsteps that I had hoped for, it was heavy b

