Doom. Doom. Doom. Doom. I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. It’s so loud. So fast. Where the hell am I being taken? "Help!" I screamed. No reply. Only the sound of footsteps. Then—suddenly—I was dropped. A sharp jolt shot through my body as the bag was yanked off my head. My vision blurred for a few seconds, but as it cleared, I saw them. The Bloodline. All of them. Except Andrew. They’d taken me to a deserted part of the school grounds—somewhere behind the old gym, far from where anyone would hear or care. “What the hell is wrong with you people?” I snapped, my voice shaky but defiant as I tried to catch my breath. I’ve never really understood where my boldness comes from. I just… say things. Even when I know it’ll get me hurt. Maybe some version of the old me—the unto

