Kiara:

My entire body feels weak the next time I am awake. I fight hard to keep my eyes closed, as I do not want to open them to Rufus' annoying face. The only reason he was still breathing was because of Zane; he would have regretted what he did to me.

"You know that I can feel you close to me," I say aloud to Rufus, and he keeps mute. "Why did you shoot me with a tranquilizer? Knowing fully well that I can end your life?" I question, and he wastes time before he answers.

"That is the only ...