Chapter one

I remembered a hard blow, a very loud boom and then there was nothing. Don't get me wrong, I still knew who I was, but I couldn't remember why I was here in this old building, that was falling apart. I didn't remember how I had gotten here, or why everything was ruined. I sat in a destroyed room. All the furniture had been blown to pieces, even the door was gone. It looked like what could have been a store, or something big.

I tried to stand, but my body was sore. My legs hurt and when I felt my head I just knew I had hit my head against something. I winced and let myself sink on the floor once more. Maybe I needed to rest a little more. Yes that sounded right. It was not like someone would see me here, or would want me gone anyway.

For a while I studied my hands, which were bloody and scraped. They stung a bit, but not as bad as the rest of my body. I wondered how the hell I was going to get out of here, just when I heard voices. Male voices. One of them sounded deep, low. It made me shudder even though I made no attempt to run or hide. I simply couldn't.

'Look here, look what we found!' That was another voice, much lighter, and higher than the first. I watched how 2 men came closer towards me. One very thin, and not very notable. The other one was. He was larger than the first, much broader and very muscular. I tried to sit up straight but even that was a hard task.

'She's hurt, I think.' The thin one said. The other remained silent, but his eyes were glued to me. It seemed like he took his time, like he was not sure if he knew me, or not. I was sure I didn't knew him. I would have remembered someone like him.

'What about some fun then? It's not like she's able to run and tell,' the thin one said, a very large grin on his face. It scared me. Somewhere in my mind I had thought they would help me, rescue me. What a silly thought. I was hurt, badly. I was going to die here. Today.

'Stay – Stay away from me,' I managed to get out of my lungs. It hurt to speak, but I wasn't going to let them have me without any fight.

I watched how the thin one took a step in my direction, while the other guy kept his eyes on me. I noticed how his look had intensified. He cocked his head to the side, and it was then that I noticed his eyes were silver. How could that be?

He seemed to have made a decision as he suddenly broke eye contact en turned to the other guy. It happened fast. He brought his hand towards the thin man's neck and broke it. Just like that. He then took his time turning himself towards me, but once he did he walked closer until he kneeled before me.

I tried to move away, but to no use. I winced and stilled once his hand was on my cheek, his eyes looking straight into mine.

'Mine.'