Over the next few days, my stay at Erudite becomes worse and worse.

It feels as if of my body is torn to pieces, but my brain is as sharp as its ever been. I'm just biding my time until someone realizes that we're not coming back and comes to rescue us, or I somehow break out of here.

Whichever comes first.

They torture me sometimes for hours, and each time I feign not knowing where the Divergent are hiding, the pain gets worse. The only hope I have is the hope of getting food and building up my strength so that I can break us both out.

So far they have only given me scraps to eat. Mashed bread and cold eggs that don't provide many nutrients.

They have been giving it to me through a small compartment in the door. I most of the time hear them coming long before they get to the door, but today it sounds different.

There isn't just one person. And if I'm hearing correctly it sounds more like four or five.

What's going on?

When the footsteps stop, the little compartment in the door doesn't open. Instead, they open the door.

My assumptions were correct, there are five Dauntless Traitors at the door, two of them armed.

"Get up Stiff." The one that looks to be the leader says.

I give him a bored look. I don't care about making them mad.

After all, pain doesn't faze me.

He frowns and gestures for the other guards to come get me.

They do as they're told and I don't fight as they grip my arms and haul Mr from my sitting position. My legs don't feel like they can fully support my weight yet, but if need be, I'll make it work.

They walk me down the winding hallways at a brisk pace. I suppress the urge to ask where we're going.

After several minutes of walking, they take me to a door that is already open and once I get inside, I stop in my tracks.

Tris is there, strapped to a table and staring right into my eyes.

"Four." She whispers my name.

Instead of saying something back to her, I look around at the people standing around her.

Jeanine is the closest to her, and there a few guards and scientists here and there.

"What is this?" I ask, my voice more raspy than its ever been. I've been screaming a lot lately.

Jeanine is the one to answer my question. "Im going to inject Tris with a terror inducing Serum that makes everything seem very real. So real that even Divergents like her can't tell the difference. And then you're going to tell me exactly where the remaining Divergents are." She looks perfectly smug with this situation. I can't blame her - she has all of the power here.

But I still have to bargain.

"Let me go to Tris and I'll go." I say firmly. It's a lie of course. There's no way I'd ever let Tris get hurt on my watch. But I don't know what I'll do if she calls my bluff.

Jeanine sighs. "Fine, let him go."

The second their grasps loosen I run to Tris faster than ever before and lean over her, taking her hand.

And then I lean very close to her face so that it appears the I'm about to kiss her, but when I get close enough to her ear, I whisper, "Don't worry. I have a plan."

And then they're pulling me away from her again.

Tris fights against the restraints to try to get to me again, but they have her locked up tight. Even worse, Jeanine takes this time to inject her with the Serum.

Once she's still again with the Serum running through her veins, Jeanine looks back at me. "Keep in mind that if she stays under too long it could hurt her physically. So let's get down to business shall we?"

I nod and start telling them what I know.

As much as it hurts to betray my Faction, I know it's for the best.

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Sorry I haven't updated in several days... Me apologizes! Hope you like this chapter! Special thanks to selfishlove1012 for the second chapter!! Lol