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I’ll lead them away, Killian said in my mind.
No! Absolutely not.
I turned and glanced over my shoulder, searching for my bonded mate’s sapphire dragon.
But he was nowhere to be seen.
Killian!
My breath came in sharp gasps as panic sent my mind on overdrive.
Then another burst of fear rushed through me, making me double over onto Solstice.
The Lost Dragon Queen’s influence went two ways. If I panicked, then she would feel it, and she had enough terror for the both of us right now.
I’m sorry. We’re coming. Just hang in there, little one.
I wasn’t sure if she could hear me, but it was possible, given that she had definitely felt my emotions.
Have faith in me, Vivi, Killian said in my mind with a loving caress of his voice.
He was a powerful warrior and a Nephilim. I knew he was more than capable of handling himself, but it didn’t change the images that flashed through my mind.
He’d been gravely injured the last time we faced the Wild Dragons, and that had also been because of me.
He still hadn’t properly healed.
This time… he wouldn’t heal at all if he was hurt like that again.
Just be careful, okay? I hedged.
I will. Focus, my little Valkyrie. We’ll get through this soon.
A blush rose across my cheeks at the nickname. He’d rarely called me anything other than Vivi.
But our relationship had been progressing and I knew why he chose now to call me that.
It was his way of reminding me of who I really was, a warrior who had earned her place.
A warrior who was capable of surviving this.
A warrior he respected enough to leave alone in a dangerous world.
Determination set my jaw as the chill of the Shadow Realm seeped back over my skin, proving that the Wild Dragons had taken the bait.
We were close now. Through the fog, I could make out the shape of a rising mountain in the distance. In the otherwise flat landscape, it stood out as our destination.
That has to be it.
Urging Solstice toward the spire of darkness, she picked up speed.
Shadows licked the space around it, making the mountain seem alive. Yet I could easily sense the intense pull from the Lost Dragon Queen within.
Keep going, Solstice, I urged.
I could feel her within that darkness. Terrified. Afraid. Alone.
And I couldn’t stand it.
