She doesn’t flinch in the face of chaos. She calculates. She endures. And when everyone else loses their grip, she’s the one who still knows how to stand. But strength has a cost—and Piper’s been paying it for longer than anyone realizes.

She’s seen too much to be innocent, and lost too much to be soft. Yet there’s a part of her that still hopes there’s something left worth saving. Maybe that’s what makes her dangerous.

In The Inmates, loyalty isn’t a virtue—it’s survival. The question is:
💥 Who would you trust when the world starts to burn?

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