All Chapters of Love In A Deadly Game : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

And somewhere in the black—something laughed.The sound didn’t feel human.It echoed from everywhere at once.Above them.Behind them.Inside the walls.Inside Lena’s head.She froze.Her fingers dug into Noah’s arm.“Noah…”His breathing turned uneven.“I heard it.”Tess let out a terrified sob somewhere behind them.“What was that?!”No one answered.Because no one knew.The darkness felt alive.Heavy.Watching.Waiting.Lena could hear people shifting nervously.Someone whispered a prayer.Someone else started crying again.Kai’s voice broke through the fear first.“Well…”He laughed under his breath.“That’s unsettling.”“Can you stop sounding excited about everything?” Noah snapped.Kai laughed louder.“I’m coping.”“That’s not coping!”“That sounds like your opinion.”“Shut up, both of you.”Jax’s rough voice cut through them.Even in darkness, his presence felt threatening.Lena instinctively moved closer to Noah.Tess grabbed the back of Lena’s shirt.“I can’t see anything…”

Like the most dangerous thing in this new world…wasn’t the city.It was what would happen if she walked toward him.Lena hated that her body reacted before her brain did.Her feet moved.One step then another.Noah looked betrayed.“Lena—”“I’m not leaving you,” she said quickly, her voice shaking. “We all have assigned partners. We don’t have a choice.”“That doesn’t mean you should walk toward him like you’re being hypnotized!”“I am not being hypnotized!”Kai muttered, “This feels a little like hypnosis.”“Not helping,” Elara whispered.Tess clung to Lena’s hand so tightly her fingers hurt.“Please come back.”That broke something inside Lena. She turned and squeezed Tess’s trembling hands.“I will.”“You don’t know that.”Lena forced herself to smile.“No.”Her voice cracked.“But I’m still promising.”Tess burst into tears again.Noah looked furious and scared at the same time.“That man is dangerous.”Lena looked past him.At Riven.Still standing there.Still waiting.“I know.

The ground beneath them began to crack open.Lena stumbled backward.“What does that mean?”Her voice came out thin.Terrified.No one answered.Because no one knew.The red streets split apart beneath their feet like shattered glass.Massive cracks spread across the roads.Buildings trembled.Windows exploded.The entire city screamed.That was the only way Lena could describe it.The world itself sounded alive.And angry.Tess dropped to her knees.“No no no no no—”Elara grabbed her arm.“Tess, stand up.”“I can’t!”“Yes, you can.”“I’m tired!”That broke everyone for a second.Because they all were.Noah wiped blood from his nose.“I would really appreciate one normal problem.”Kai barked out a laugh.“You died and entered murder Disneyland. Normal is gone.”“This is not helping me!”“It’s helping me.”Mira looked up at the screen again.Her sharp eyes narrowed.“They’re forcing another separation.”Jax cursed.“Of course they are.”The cracks widened.Zane appeared several feet a

Then a glowing red mark appeared on Kai’s chest.Silence.Pure, horrifying silence.Kai looked down slowly.The red symbol burned through his shirt like hot metal.He stared at it.Then looked up.“…well.”His voice cracked despite the joke forming on his lips.“That feels personal.”Tess screamed first.“No!”She rushed toward him.Elara grabbed her before she collided with him.“Kai—”Noah looked like he was about to faint.“No no no no— why him?!”Jax leaned against the train wall, breathing hard.“Lucky us.”Kai’s head snapped toward him.“Say that again.”“I said lucky us.”Kai took one step forward.The glowing mark on his chest suddenly burned brighter.He dropped to his knees with a scream.Lena rushed to him.“Kai!”The confident fighter clawed at his shirt.“It burns!”Elara dropped beside him and tried pulling his hands away before he tore his own skin open.“Stop—stop!”“I CAN’T!”His scream echoed through the train.The smell of burning flesh filled the air.Tess began so

And this time they were wearing Lena and Riven’s faces. Lena stumbled backward so fast her legs nearly gave out. “No…” Her own face smiled at her from the darkness but it wasn’t her, it's s grin stretched too wide, it's eyes were completely white, it's neck bent at an impossible angle. Beside it another version of Riven stepped forward. Same sharp features, same dark eyes, same scarred hands.....except this version was smiling, and somehow that looked far more terrifying than rage. Real Riven immediately moved in front of Lena. His entire body became a shield. “Stay behind me.” Lena stared at the creatures. “That one has my face.” Riven’s fake version tilted its head. “And hers has your weakness.” Lena’s stomach dropped, the fake Lena laughed mockingly “You always fall for broken things.” Real Lena flinched. Riven noticed. His voice lowered. “Don’t listen.” Fake Riven smirked. “That’s funny coming from you.” The train doors remained open behind them. Waiting T