• Preface

    So this was it. Everything I had always wanted was now coming true. All except one. He was more than what I expected, better. Standing here in front of me with all his glory. I barely knew him, but loved him already. I knew he was the one, that my life was nearly complete.

    "Welcome home, Demetria," I heard his velvet smooth voice say. "We've waited a long time for you." My heart swelled with those last words. He reached a hand out towards me and I placed my hand gently in his. He pulled me in close and hugged me. So, this is what it felt like to have a father. This felt great.

    Then, everything change. My father letgo of me and took three steps backwards. The look on his face scared me.

    "Imposter, imposter, IMPOSTER," he chanted over and over again, all the other people in the room joining in. "Imposter, imposter, IMPOSTER!!!!"

    I tried to back away, to get out of there. But, before I could even move, two men came and grab me. That's when things really got crazy. Some were shouting "kill her," while others yelled "sacrifices." The man who I thought was my father now had a sharp blade in his hand and a big stone table behind him. The men holding me tied my arms and legs, then gaged me so I couldn't scream. I was carried to the table and layed down roughly. But before my father could cut my neck, I woke up.