[Bailey]
As Ian pulled me to my feet, I felt an overwhelming wave of dizziness hit me. At first, I thought it was that I’d been on my knees for too long, but the darkness that pulled me down was stronger than any fainting spell I’d ever had before. This was a different thing. One of the last things I saw was Ian’s worried face.
He’d pulled me from the emotionless pit that activated whenever I had to kill. The thing in me that could do horrible things to people.
It didn’t matter that they were usually bad people. All people end up the same when they realize they’re going to die. There are a few stoics, but most cry and beg.
My great-grandfather said I was too soft, and I would never be strong enough to kill whoever killed my family if I didn’t toughen up. I could tell he was proud whe
