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Death isn’t the escape I was hoping for, but it will do. At least I’ll go hugging the sky and kissing the wind, knowing the others are safe. Protected.
I need to be artful, not an asshole, if I want freedom.
Female dragons are watched over and protected like the rarest treasure—and there’s nothing a dragon likes more than treasure.
The only conclusion I’ve ever been able to come up with is that we were betrayed.
We will ride into the fray together until glory is ours.
“Spark the flames, Ever.” “Ignite the infernos,” I answer automatically. “Ash the embers,” we both say at the same time, a small chuckle escaping us as we finish the chant we’ve exchanged back and forth since we were kids.
The Heir and the Spare, far from home just to investigate a lone female? Not a chance.
“I’m Ever Tenebrae, daughter of the slaughtered King Merik Tenebrae, and the last surviving Syphon of my massacred line. Trust me, Spare, I’m not safe anywhere, least of all with you.”
Blood is currency. Blood is status and freedom. Blood is an access point to magic, to power.
I haven’t revealed, which means I can’t bond, forced or otherwise. I’m safe on that front at least.
“Who.” Aeson takes another step. “Did.” And another. “This.” Tahir scrambles back, and several drakes shout orders for everyone to move out of the way. “To.” Blay charges. At first, I think he’s going to tackle Aeson, but he streaks past, diving for one of the massive archways instead. A mountain-sized purple dragon erupts out of him, the beast launching itself off the outer lip of the tower. An enraged roar reverberates through the dragon stone floors, walls, and ceiling as Blay’s dragon streaks away. “You.”
“Are you done with your mantrum now?”
“That mouth of yours is going to get you into trouble one day,” he warns, but something in his eyes, in his tone, makes it feel more like an invitation than an admonition. “One could argue it already has,” I mutter more to myself than him.
“In my experience, it’s never a good idea to get your hopes up; life proves to be less disappointing that way.”
