“Let me out of here,” I stated firmly, unable to contain the unbearable pain that ran through my heart. It was like a searing white-hot sword of darkness, death, and agony.

“Why?” Cecilia scoffed, casting me a knowing glance. It was like she intuitively understood something that I just didn’t.

Her glowing aura still continued to envelop radiantly around me. I could feel her desperately trying to reach for the light…but the darkness won ...