“Goddamnit Serenity, stop being an idiot!” I watch him. “Is that supposed to scare me?” His chest heaves. “You will be imprisoned, tortured, killed if you don’t agree to do this. Do you care so little for your life?” “I live with the devil. I’ve already died and gone to hell. So no, I don’t care.” The truth is, I don’t want to die, and torture scares the shit out of me. But I’ve already bent to the will of too many men. I’m done compromising.
