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“Yes.”

The man’s free hand came up, grasping The Game Warden’s shoulder reassuringly. It took everything in him not to flinch at the contact. At the familiarity.

The man tucked the gun away before using his other hand to raise the mask. “Good chap, and you might remember me. I do find that anonymity among coworkers only brings forth furthering distrust. Besides, we go way back. You were quite close to the boy we raised.”

The Game Warden shook as the mask lifted. As he understood exactly who the man before him was. Why he had seemed so veryfamiliar.

“You can call me Harold, or if you would prefer, for old-time’s sake, Mr. Roger. And that earlier was my wife, Sharon.”

This can’t be real. How are they here? How are they the Creators?

Shock scraped inside The Game Warden’s gut. No wonder this man seemed so recognizable; he had lived next door to him through his entire childhood. He and his wife had used their adopted son for their own protection in the Facility. Sold the child out and forced him to fight in the pits.

It was how The Game Warden had grown so close to their adopted son.

To Jayce.

Game Ten: Buried Betrayal

5 Teams - 17 Players

Player Recap:

196M and 58M Jayce – Alive

182M Levi, 174M Maverick, 173M Enzo – Allies – Alive

197M Griffin, 195M Oleks, 194M, 20F Raven – Allies – Alive

32F, 33F, 34F – Allies – Alive

189M Ivan, 190M, 191M, 192M, 193M – Enemies – Alive

Chapter 39

We Are Friends

Raven

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