Mina's heart was heavy. She was not jealous, but she was bitter. Her entire life had gone by too fast, and now it was coming to an end before she had experienced anything real. Dom had once asked her if life had ever been kind to her, and in truth it had, but it had also been cruel. Her sister was dead, her parents were still struggling, and she was a prisoner on death row.
Once upon a time, Mina would have believed President Lee when he said that he would let her go, but she now knew better. Whatever he had planned she was sure it would happen soon. If not, he would not have been so passive about all the things that had occurred. The man would have used them to further torment her, but he did not.
