Dealing With the Devil by Jennifer Siddoway

Author:Jennifer Siddoway [Siddoway, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, General
ISBN: 9781942623458
Google: EhfqAQAACAAJ
Amazon: 1942623453
Publisher: Duncurra LLC
Published: 2017-03-07T00:00:00+00:00

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I dreamt, in my hallucinatory fever, that I was changing into a dragon.

I struggled to get comfortable in my bed, my aching muscles felt…confined somehow. I scratched mercilessly at the scaly wound on my wrist until a huge chunk of flesh ripped away. The serpentine skin glistened underneath and suddenly all my skin felt tight. I peeled and scraped at it, realizing the scales went all the way up my shoulder. I ripped the fleshy husk off to reveal black leathery pads on my hands and rock hard scales up and down my arms. The bones of my wrist and fingers still felt tight so I flexed them and talons broke through from underneath. I looked at my now-clawed hands, marveling at them and feeling the power course through the sinewy muscle. I turned my attention to the rest of my body and tore the remaining skin off, mauling the false carapace until nothing remained. There was still so much pressure in my back and I arched forward as pain ripped through my spine. Two enormous wings erupted from between my shoulder blades and crashed noisily against the walls.

I stood in all my demonic glory reveling in my new form and finally feeling like I could breathe. I took a deep breath and reached for my face.

Freeing my body from a shell that was too small was liberating, but shearing the flesh off my face was like removing a mask I didn’t even know I was wearing. The false smile I wore, the forced laughter, was a thing of the past as I tore the façade away and unhinged my snake-like jaw. I licked my lips with pleasure and felt the cool air against my true skin for the first time.

Euphoric freedom.

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