Exposed - Paperbackby Shannon Pemrick (Author) Emotions suck. Before he came along, I never knew what it meant to belong. I walked the thin line between life and death. There was no middle ground. This dragon taught me more than I imagined was possible. With him by my side, everything was right. And then it all fell apart. To keep him safe, I let go of the most important thing to me. It hurt a lot. I can't dwell on what could have been, when our freedom is on the line.