A

peer at me from the shadows. Then my legs begin to move and I realize I

the animal pounding after me, I real

breathing heavily. I reali

ok at Rylan's

hrunk into his skull. Red scales ride the entir

against his skin, "Oh, Rylan. I'm so sorry."

his face. My chest instantly clenches and in horror,

yes flitting a

ok at me Bye ca

yes flitting a

ook at me. Rye,

Shock, terror, determination, then sadness. His pupil

s for what to say to comfort him, but all

u never

ze soothingly. "I was just having a bad drea

y turns tight and I find myself dr

slip past the blinds. I catch sigh

olley too hard and relax my grip. I blame it on the nerves. Since the nightmare I had, I'v

and deep. It w

e on that, the

gnize him immediately. He's one of the men that had been present in Dr. Sarah's o

er a loved one. But when

n know she k

r what else they know. Is he

between humans and shifters. Twisted gods. They had every elemental sh

try my best to keep a blank express

efore his hand cl

eyes connect

mly. Or at le

m like it, but believe me, it's one big step in the

n next I look up, I see the direction of hi

is eyes to rise to mine. What I

e to treat you to something delicious." At the last word, his

again, "D

ing to

I say and push

Sarah's decree, she'd kept true and lessened the secu

red to blue, I push the cart in. "Toda

ed is

y I fee

behind me, the hai

around. And lo

bove me is

s, "Not a good idea." He makes a grab for me but I sli

e next a calloused hand is wrapping around m

us, and almost... hurt. "You w

"I owe you

he roars, canines leng

bastard! You expect me to, what, be...loyal to yo

alright." He releases me and I drop to the

efore he hauls me up again. "You'

an only choke ou

d him through mind-linking pathways. I hear there

I yelp. He slides in the chip and my stomach bottoms out once t