Cyborg Heart by Anna Lewis

Author:Anna Lewis [Lewis, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anna Lewis
Published: 2017-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

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The fat winter moon hung over the city, casting pale light down on the rooftop of the Bond Building. The silver ropes glittered in the cold moonlight and the chill winter wind tugged at the white silk of Amaya’s gown.

The two men stared at her intently; Raeph still leaning into Amaya, Endres looming behind. They seemed to be waiting for her to react.

A good businessman has to have a great poker face, her father had always told her. It was time to put Amaya’s to the test.

“There’s no such thing as dragons,” she said coolly, returning Raeph’s gaze.

One black eyebrow shot up in surprise. “Oh really?” he sneered.

“Oh no, here we go,” Endres muttered from behind him.

Amaya was about to retort, but there was a booming sound–as if a large quantity of air had very quickly been displaced—and she found herself still staring into that disconcerting pair of emerald eyes, but now they were further away, set back at the end of a long, black-scaled snout. The smell of sulfur was overwhelming.

“Still don’t believe in dragons, little goat?” The voice was still Raeph’s, but now it sounded like it had been dipped in molten iron.

“Ignore him,” Endres stepped up and pushed Raeph’s snout away from Amaya’s face. “He’s just showing off.”

“Showing off? That’s not showing off—“

“Raeph, don’t—“

“This is showing off, Endres.”

With one great flap of his wings, Raeph was airborne. He snatched at Amaya’s stone chair, grasped it with his long black talons and lifted her high into the night sky.

“Raeph!” Endres screamed from beneath them. “Come back here!”

“Catch me!” Raeph roared, wheeling back toward the roof of the Bond Building. Amaya dangled below him, grasping the arms of the stone chair as best she could with her bound wrists. The remnants of her drugged champagne lurched in her stomach. If she threw up, she desperately hoped it would spatter up on Raeph’s silver-scaled belly. That was the least he deserved.

“Raeph!” Endres shouted again. “She’s not yours! Bring her back!”

“Make me, golden boy!” Raeph dipped back down toward Endres and then took off, screaming toward the East River.

There was another pop of displaced air, and Amaya’s periphery was filled with another set of wings, these ones a deep blood red. Raeph banked left, but the other dragon kept pace with him.

“You owe me a suit,” Endres’ voice said, coming from the red dragon’s mouth.

The red dragon stretched his clawed talons toward Amaya and she ducked away. A burst of pain blossomed through her left leg and she screamed.

“You’re hurting her, Raeph,” Endres shouted, and he lunged at her again.

Amaya screwed her eyes closed, waiting for another blow, but felt only the wind whipping around her as the black dragon lurched away from the threat.

A growl rumbled directly over her head.

“I’m not hurting her, Endres! You are! Now, back off!” The black dragon flapped his enormous wings and jetted low over the river, screeching toward Brooklyn. The red dragon fell in behind them, no longer reaching for Amaya, but not giving up the chase.

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