A Mate for the Dragon by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Holly

When Holly first struggled back into consciousness, the first thing she was aware of was that it was cold.

The second was that she was still wearing the now-filthy bedsheet she’d wrapped around herself when she’d gotten out of bed this morning. Back when she’d first woken up and found herself alone, and thought that Stefan had gone.

Stefan. Stefan!

The memory jerked her into full consciousness once more. Sitting up, her head spinning, Holly looked around frantically.

Where is he? And where am I?!

Stefan was nowhere in sight. Holly’s heart hammered against her ribs as she remembered that the last she had seen of him was as he shot up through the canopy of the forest to continue his fight with the dragon that had attacked him.

Raising her hands, Holly pressed her fingers to her temples, willing herself to remember.

He had told her to hide, so she had found a deep space between a fallen log and a dip in the earth, and had eased herself into it, curling up amongst the shrubs and ferns. She hadn’t been able to see or hear anything from down there – at least, until she’d heard the thump! of a dragon descending to earth somewhere nearby.

At first, she’d thought it was Stefan. Who else could it have been? She had no fear that he would defeat the other dragon.

But just as she was about to crawl out of her hiding space, some sixth sense had told her to stay where she was. Creeping forward on her hands and knees, she’d instead peeped out of a gap between the fallen log and the ground, trying to see what was happening.

She hadn’t been able to hold back a gasp at what she’d seen. A large dragon was standing not too far away – but instead of Stefan’s shimmering red scales, this one had been golden and green, just like the one that had attacked them. It had been glancing around, its nostrils flaring as it sniffed the air. Suddenly, hysterically, Holly had been reminded of the T-Rex in Jurassic Park.

She had stayed where she was, as still as any of the trees and plants that surrounded her, too frightened even to breathe.

Where is Stefan?

Closing her eyes, Holly remembered the feeling of fear that had clawed at her throat. Had this dragon come to help the first one, and together they had finished him off?

Her fragmented memories now came back to her in a rush. She had tried to stay hidden, but the dragon clearly knew she was there. It had put its nose to the ground, sniffing this way and that. Hunting. For her.

Fear had made her breath shaky, and she’d silently called out to Stefan through their bond.

Please! Please help me!

But it had done no good.

I know you’re there. The sound of the other dragon’s voice in her head had given her a shock. She had thought that perhaps this was something only mates could do – but no. Clearly, all dragons possessed this ability.

It had disgusted her to feel him there in her mind, and it had taken all of her willpower to stay still.

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