The fifth and final book. Theodora has come a long way since the world ended, but she is challenged with new problems that have a whole new reason for her to live.
Daryl and Theodora are stronger than ever, but is what to come going to weaken that?
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Leah walked in the room after Daryl left, dragging a chair over in front of Theo's cell.
"I won't lie to you. This won't end well for you. Daryl is a good fighter and I have seen that first hand, he'll pass the test. As for you, you're going to sit here, until it's your turn. And the test for Daryl includes you. So, if you want him to survive, get ready to sacrifice everything you two have." Leah threatened, trying to scare Theo.
"You think you scare me? Threaten me?" Theo looked her dead in the eyes.
"I have the leverage here. And in case you aren't aware, yeah, I'm the woman Daryl slept with while you were busy leaving him as he tried to find your father" Leah leaned forwards, looking down at Theo.
Theo smirked, biting her tongue.
"Something funny to you?" Leah asked as Theo looked around the room.
"Yeah. I love how you think you have Daryl all figured out because you were his rebound. I don't care if you slept with him once, or not at all, 3 times or 20. At the end of the day. I know my husband. And I have for the last 12 years. You're coming between the wrong couple." Theo warned.
"Is that a threat Theo?" She asked, standing from her chair.
"Of course not Leah" She smiled up at her. "It's a promise" She winked as Leah rolled her eyes before leaving her alone once again.
Theo's head hit the wall as the tears fell.
She hoped Daryl hadn't lied to her, she hoped that Leah and him sleeping together was a lie to get under her skin.
But either way, she had to push that lie, or fact down.
She had her kids to get home to, and she knew that she was about to be endorsed into something that was to test the loyalty between her and Daryl.
But as long as that meant coming home to her people, her family at the end.
She didn't care what it took.
After watching the sun fall and rise again three times, she knew a few days had passed since Daryl was dragged from his cell.
She had been fed, watered and taken to be interrogated a few times by Carver, never letting his guard down until he was left to watch her the previous night.
"What happened to you out there?" Carver asked as he sat opposite her, looking down in the dimly lit room.
"Just like everyone else. Lost a whole lot of people in a world that should never have existed." She sighed as he agreed silently.
"I need to give you a heads up on something" Carver leaned down to look at her more intensely.
