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d on Jocelyn as she leaned over beside the door, eavesdropping on a conversation that had no

spoke to her like that. The unnamed twins were reall

d as hard as it would if it were carved from granite, eyes bla

enied candy, and the twins tur

to keep that promise?" The

it was dusted in guil

nce the news came to light, her voice shake

he turned to face her. He simply shoo

"I deserve an answer, Zairo. Te

It was

the air. Screams that were filled with terro

ss walls of our dining room, four huge creatures, reptile-like with wings that seemed to span the enti

were beating at the air and

the

to play in, and they swooped down, wings beating off anything

ked the pool fell off with a mighty chunk as a

ol screamed, running in every direction

my bedroom was knocked off. Dragons were real,

Maybe I was dreaming?

on, wings spanned wide as it hovered and released a breath. Fire raced in my

" One of the

rooted to the floor, shock plantin

ame beat against the glass, a strong

he waves of fire that scor

h

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o

's enraged growl had my head snapping in his direction just in time

ving into a reptile monstrosity that flowed down into a fluid, scaly neck an

ge frame, and he soared into the sky, tackli

none other than the twins. Each one of them

e sounds of their wings as it beat t

her feet, legs braced apart as she spoke in a language I had never he

ed into the air, even though I somehow

side of the green dragon, sending

a powerful sweeping move that confused the hell out of me.

oke from my throat, piercing the air. I couldn't breathe as the green dragon sh

hurt.

as they flapped through the air before I

om released a blast of electricity that sent the dragon flying backward. But it was bac

new companion inside me. T

me that another dull thud reached her

r direction. I ne

, pushing me backward and onto the spanned

, I couldn't leave my parents here t

no match

life started to get smaller. The other dragons circled around my house, and the last thing I r

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