PREFACE

My name is Jovi. That's all you need to know, really – but for your own safety, I'll let you in on a little secret:

I'm not normal. I'm far from it. I'm not exactly what you'd call a freak (though over the past few years I've learned that the definition of freak depends on who you're asking), but one thing that's obvious is that I'm not your average schoolgirl. Catch my drift?

Probably not.

Confused? Good. That means I'm doing this right. Doing what right? Protecting you. Saving your life. Because someone, somewhere, is out to get you right now. That's right. You. But you're lucky – I'm not about to let that happen. The reason I'm not normal, the reason I'm being so vague – it's because I'm fighting, right now, to protect you. Me. Us. Our world, even. And all you know about me is my first name. You're welcome.

Maybe I'm getting a bit ahead of myself right now, though. Let's start off small.