a P

on's Tear. The edge was carpeted with strange, bioluminescent moss that cast a soft blue g

ere alone. She wanted t

ed dragon senses had detected two faint presences shadowing us from the treeline-Gide

er hair. "You could just stay here forever." She launched into another ramblin

k, possessive fire. "Gideon belongs to me. Only I deserve to stand by

rl was completely gone, replaced b

just political pawns," she sneered, stepping cl

drag you down, just like I did them. If I have to poison your food, sabot

rredeemable rot in her soul. "So their deaths... you we

nvolved? I orchestrated them! And now it's your turn. Once you're a broken corpse a

at me, her hands outstretched, a

was laughably slow, full of fatal openings. I coul

ind her. Gideon's watchers were poised. A new plan formed in my mind, cold and

p and stumbled backward, my foot hooking her ankle in

d appear she pushed me, I lost my footi

dge. Her fingers scrabbled for a hold, catching the corner of my cloak. I let

hed, replaced by a weeping coward. She shrieked and let go of my cloak, her body tumblin

eamed, her voice t

m the edge, panting heavily, playi

al speed. He grabbed Audrey's arm and hauled her back from the brink of

ery second she realized she was safe, the viper returned. She point

rom the edge, but she pushed me! She tr

ng the "traumatized" Audrey to her feet. I saw his fingers touch a dragon crystal on his gauntl

s telling Gideon was A

s. A cold, majestic smile touched my lips. Let the