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“There was a dragon back there, but I lost him at some point.” I glanced behind him. “Is it working?”
“Not as well as we’d hoped, but we’ll get in or they’ll come out. Either way, this is happening.”
That was good, because I had so much adrenaline pumping through my veins, I wasn’t sure I couldnotfight someone at this point.
A crease formed between his eyes. “You’re still glowing even as you are now.” His hands moved over my arms. “It’s faint, but there’s definitely something there.”
I glanced down and, sure enough, there was a soft silver glow above my skin.
The energy is protecting us from the wolfsbane, my wolf said.We should be unconscious by now.
Well, shit. That was rather helpful, and I relayed that same information to Cillian.
“I don’t understand your shifter abilities, but I’m damn sure grateful for them.”
Him and me both.
Another roar sounded in the sky and even more from further north.
Cillian’s hold on my arms tightened. “They dropped the last boulder. It’s time. Stick to the plan, Dawsyn. Find my dad if you can, but more importantly, get the hell out of there before things escalate.”
I nodded. I had every intention of doing just that, but it didn’t mean I would find the quickest escape, depending on the condition Darius was in.
“And you’re going back up there?” I asked him. He hadn’t seemed sure what his form of attack would be.
“For the moment. I want to see if Knox comes out first before going in,” he replied. “I won’t miss my chance to end him.”
The sky cracked with more lightning, causing both of us to look up.
“I need to go,” Cillian said, an uneasiness lacing his words.
“I’ll be fine,” I reminded him with a smile, trying to lighten the mood. “My freaky wolf powers will make sure of that.”
“They better,” he grumbled, then wrapped his arms around me one more time, kissing me so thoroughly that my toes began to curl inside my boots just as he pulled away. “I’m going to go before I change my mind.”
I gave him a light shove. “I’ll see you soon.”
“But not soon enough,” he added as he jogged far enough away to begin shifting. His dragon body was much too big to be in the forest, but that didn’t seem to stop him.
With what seemed like little effort, Cillian’s head pushed trees out of the way, causing them to fall to the earth, then he spread his wings before taking flight.
“Show-off,” I muttered before transforming back to my wolf.
It was time to sneak back inside the place I’d fought so hard to escape.
We ran back toward where the boulders were dropped. Dragons were dipping low to the ground and clawing at the dirt in rapid succession until they broke the top completely. The openings weren’t big enough for any of them to fit, and neither were the tunnels, but I wasn’t waiting for a dragon to lead the way.
My wolf spotted the nearest hole. We were going in.
At least, that was the plan until Lykem dropped from the sky right in our path. He crossed his arms over his chest and tsked. “Did you forget you were supposed to stick with me?”
Not exactly, I thought. I’d just hoped I could get away with going by myself. I didn’t need a babysitter.
But a little back-up never killed anyone.
I wanted to disagree, but my wolf wasn’t wrong.
We yipped at Lykem, then nodded toward the hole.
