Prologue
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Mark always knew how to thwart me but this was a whole other level. I am Angelica White, I am better and smarter than most. But Mark, Mark is better and smarter for different reasons. He is special, but it is not always in a good way.
I can’t do this. Is this another one of his mind games? Another trick to throw me off his scent? I wouldn’t be surprised. No matter what I did he was always one step ahead, winning at everything. This was my chance to prove myself to the Shadow Council, and all it did was just confirm my deepest secret. But I have to do this to protect Emily, she can’t grow up without a mother. If I don’t succeed I get executed, and that, well that is not an option. I have to do this. Can I? Yes. Will I? I guess we’ll have to figure that out. Anything for Emily. Anything.
