Exposed

<p><strong>Emotions suck.</strong><br /><br />Before he came along I never knew what it meant to belong. I walked the thin line between life and death. There was no middle-ground. This dragon taught me more than I imagined was possible. With him by my side everything was right.<br /><br />And then it all fell apart.<br /><br />To keep him safe I let go of the most important thing to me. It hurt—a lot. I can't dwell on what could have been when our freedom is on the line. Going back to my old ways proves more difficult than I imagined.<br /><br /><strong>And fate... it has a way of getting what it wants.</strong><br /><br />I rebuild the walls inside to keep me sane only to have them crumble again. Each trial—each step closer to our freedom—my resolve wavers. And when I face the ultimate test it's not just my future on the line.</p>