Left Behind//The Maze Runner

She was from Group B. They called her an "original," one of the first thrown into the Maze and left to survive. Escape was never part of the plan. Not for her. Not after everything she'd seen. But somehow, they made it out.

Now, she's been relocated to a so-called Safe Haven-a sterile facility that is said to be their reward for surviving. But nothing about it felt like a reward. Aris, the only other survivor from her group, doesn't trust a word they say, and after a new group of boys bursts in with warnings of lies, manipulation, and something far worse lurking beneath the surface, neither does she.

One of the boys stands out amongst the chaos. There's something in the way he looks at her. It's like he's seen the same horrors, like he understands her in a way no one else has. And no matter how much danger they're in, she can't seem to stay away.

The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: escaping the Maze was just the beginning.

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{Published 3-10-18}
{Completed 9-19-18}
{Started Editing 11-13-22}
{Finished Editing 07-07-25}