Awakening of Fire by Holly Hook

Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dragons, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Shapeshifters
ISBN: 9781720561255
Google: mKXKuAEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-06-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I realized I'd left my bike in front of The Freezer, but since I had to go back there anyway, it wasn't a big deal to go pick it up. It still leaned against the side of the building. Since everyone in Olivia knew each other, ripping off bikes didn't happen. What were they going to do? Sell it at the Olivia Junkyard for scrap? Moe, who worked there, would know it was mine.

At least The Freezer was clearing, and no one was around to see us.

“Wow,” Sven said, eyeing my wheels with amazement. “No one stole it.”

“I guess Slayers know about stealing?” I asked, unsure what made me say it.

Sven didn't speak at first. “I suppose,” he said at last. “Yes, I guess we stole a lot of dragon treasure in the past. We got rich that way. But that doesn't interest me."

My suspicions were confirmed. “I can tell you don't like stealing,” I said.

He smiled. “I swear.”

“Look, you can only walk me so far. If we see Principal Adler, run. And you can't walk me to the door.”

“I understand.” His accent was returning.

I walked my bicycle, and we headed out of town, making a right down Olive Road (yes, original) and towards my parents' farm. I balanced their sundaes on the handlebars (a great small town talent) and enjoyed the sounds of the insects singing in the foliage. It was getting close to sunset, and I was walking with Sven. For a moment, I felt free and Sven embodied that.

"You know, I don't want to go home. Principal Adler wants to tell me the news herself," I said. Then I explained to Sven what I'd heard through the door—everything except for the mall. "And I don't want her to."

"Maybe she won't tonight," Sven said. "Your parents outnumber her."

"I hope," I said, eyeing her Delight. It was melting.

"But it won't be a shock," Sven said.

I stopped, aware that my time was running out. My excuse for being late would be that I didn't want to walk the ice cream home in the sun, but Mom and Dad would harp on me for being out at night.

They wouldn't much longer.

The two of them wouldn't even be able to keep me in the house.

"Will it hurt?" I asked.

"What?" Sven lifted his perfect eyebrows.

"Changing. The...full form." I couldn't say it. Where was my newfound attitude now? Numbness ruled. The horror would hit later. Sven's presence was holding it back. When I got home, I'd be on my own again.

"I don't know," Sven said. "They'll take you into the caves when you're ready to mature. They won't want you doing that on the surface."

"But your father's checking them out," I said. "He's a Slayer too, isn't he?"

Sven eyed the darkening road behind him. "Yes. But he doesn't yet know the location of the lair. A lot of caves dot the area." Sven took my arm. "I'll try to slow him down. If he finds the dragon lair, he will find you."

"But the dragons want to kill you," I said.

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