CHAPTER 1
Thea Falcone closed her eyes as her boyfriend Sam Temple's lips brushed against hers.
"I'll be back soon." He said softly, holding her face in his hands. Thea sighed as she looked into his beautiful chocolate brown eyes.
"Just…stay safe, ok?" Sam nodded but didn't meet her eyes. He kissed her one last time before running out of the front door. Thea fell back onto the leather sofa of the empty house they had 'borrowed'. They were running out of food, water, time until everyone 'poofed' but one thing they had no shortage of since the beginning of the FAYZ was houses.
Thea had known Sam for a long time, they had both gone to the same school before this whole nightmare started, but until the rest of Perdido Beach needed him, Sam had kept a low profile. Thea and Sam had only really noticed each other when the dome-shaped barrier had appeared and every single adult had disappeared. Then they had become the first proper couple of the FAYZ. He was always getting into trouble, he had to, it was in the job description of 'Fearless Leader and Hero', but watching him head off into the midst of it never got any easier. Of course, having the power to heal had been a big help. Thea had lost count of the number of wounds she had healed for her boyfriend.
Noises from outside brought Thea away from her thoughts. Voices. She pulled the crowbar from its place in her personalised belt and strained to listen to what they were saying. It was no use though, it was just a distant murmur, she couldn't even make out who it was talking. Thea silently jumped up from the sofa and stood poised for a fight. But the voices had stopped. She waited for a little while longer but when nothing else happened she sighed and headed for the kitchen. She was just being paranoid. She always was when Sam left. Thea put the kettle on and stuck a peppermint tea bag into a mug with cats on. There was still a lot of tea left in the FAYZ, as most of the kids weren't big fans. Milk, though was just a fantasy. It had all gone bad weeks ago. As she waited for the kettle to boil, Thea drummed her fingers on the surface to a familiar beat.
"So when you feel like trying again
Reach out, take my hand
See how great it could be
To fall in love with someone you can trust
Who would never give up cos you're all that he needs…"
Suddenly, before Thea even had a chance to blink, she felt cold metal against her head and a hand over her mouth.
"Baby take a chance on me…" The person sang and then laughed. "Not that you've got a choice…well, you do, either you walk out the back door and get in the car parked out back, or I shoot you. Your choice…" He laughed again, it was definitely a guy, and Thea knew just which guy it was. S he gulped and did as Drake Merwin asked.