Chapter 1: Introduction
The room was cold and sterile, a stark contrast to the warm buzz of excitement that pulsed through Mia's veins. She couldn't quite contain her newfound energy as she stood at the base of Dr. Johnson's pedestal-like desk, hands clasped tightly together behind her back in an attempt to calm herself down. The man before her was intimidating even without his thick glasses perched on the bridge of his nose and the stern expression etched into his weathered features.