Hari ini lebih kurang sama seperti hari biasa. Faris duduk di sebelah, bezanya hari ini dia tidak banyak cakap. Mungkin dia letih. Tak apalah, aku faham.

Beg sandang itu aku dikeluarkan isinya satu persatu. Satu lagi beg strip hitam yang aku gunakan untuk menyimpan pelbagai jenis alatan - playar, pisau, gunting, et cetera - aku keluarkan dan letak di sebelah kanan lelaki itu. "Let the game begin."

“Oi dik, main bola esok pagilah setan!” Senyap. Bagus.

Shal has had her future laid out for her for as long as she can remember. Cursed with vampirism and trained as a killer, she has accepted her fate as an enforcer for the Empire. Escape has never seemed possible until now, when an opportunity arises in the form of a fragile young woman chosen to die in a dark ceremony. They may make it to the woods, but it's miles of wild territory to uncertain safety, and the Imperial trackers are always following... Cover by @Silver_Chick