Chapter48: Something More

Maxiana I have two seconds to catch my breath, to unravel and digest what I’m seeing, before Kael lifts his massive, jet-black wings and soars into the night sky, his roar sending a shockwave that nearly knocks me to the ground. His man, Ryker, catches me by the arm and tugs me close as I watch the shadow of my mate soar against the moonlight, joining a league of dragons fighting to what seems like the death against their own kind. “What’s happening?” I blurt out, finding it hard to stay upright. My legs feel like jelly, and my mind isn’t in much better shape. “War,” Ryker says simply, quietly, then tugs me toward the garden where the roping, tangled vines are starting to fall in on themselves, slowly turning to ash. A warm wind driven by dragon wings whips across my cheeks, my hair billowing down my back. I’m wearing the shift I wore under the gown from the ball, and I’m barefoot, dressed exactly like I was when I was trapped in the dreamworld. But this is real. Too real. Rocks bite i