PREFACE

I was frightened beyond belief.

All six of my limbs were inhibited. I couldn't bite my captor. The room was pitch-black. I couldn't see—not even the events that hadn't yet occurred. I'd exhausted myself through rage, and now, tears welled in my eyes as hopelessness made my blood run slow in my veins.

I was going to die. It didn't take someone with a genius IQ to figure it out.

My breath was already too shallow. My eyes tingled and I knew that if I could see, I would be getting tunnel-vision. I closed my eyes. Behind my lids, images flashed. My family, my friends, my enemies. The last I saw was the sweet face of my darling blue demon.

Goodbye, I thought as I slipped into unconsciousness and the moisture in my eyes flowed over my face. I love you.