Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I smirked to myself as I read the headline of the 8 o'clock news blaring from the television in the airport lounge, "Seattle Woman Missing For Over Two Months Found Dead!" This is what I had wanted. A taste of the sweet nectar of fear and despair that the world desperately needed. My pulse quickened and my palms grew damp with anticipation, as my fingers danced nervously around the edges of the black leather-bound book nestled in my carry-on bag. I couldn't believe my luck.