Prologue

I ran faster, not wanting her to catch me. I would have stood and fought, but she had a huge ass sword, and I didn't. So I simply kept running, my breath growing heavier. She called my name "Emmaline! You will be mine! Emmaline!" Over and over, it was getting quite annoying too. I knew why she was chasing me, I was the one thing she needed to take complete control, I was the power source of The Land. That was what I called it, for I wasn't sure of the true name. Some called it Wonderland, or the Land of Hearts.

This so called 'queen' who was chasing me had been in control of the magical place, making strict laws and such. What she really needed to have complete power over The Land was me. I had made the mistake of standing up to her, but she noticed I was different than the others, and took me captive. Telling me that she had been a fool simply waiting so long, and could simply take me instead. Of course, I had no idea what on earth she was talking about, I had simply wanted to save the beautiful creatures and people who lived here. Especially Matt. If anything ever happened to Matt, I don't know what I would do with myself, probably nothing at all. Matt is my best friend and always will be, I couldn't bear it if the queen got him.

She kept calling my name, trying to distract me from running, from getting away. My heart was pounding uncontrollably, trying to get oxygen to my body, but it simply wasn't enough. My legs were feeling fuzzy, as I had been running full speed for almost ten minutes now. I could hear her horses nearing, their hooves pounding the ground, causing it to shake with every step they took. I sped up my pace, gasping for breath now. I let out a small scream as I tripped on a rock in the ground, scraping my knee badly. Blood was all over the ground, and my body. I tried to run, but I was frozen in horror as she came closer to me. "Emmaline!" she called, her voice like nails on a chalkboard, screeching out each word. "Emmaline! Emmaline!" Closer and closer she came, until she was so close I could feel her icy breath on my cheek.

"Emmaline!"