Fenridge by D.L. Miles

Author:D.L. Miles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, urban fantasy, mystery, fantasy, paranormal, young adult, supernatural, detective, dragons, teen, urban, young adult romance, demons and magic
Publisher: D.L. Miles

Chapter 17

My dad had shown up with Joshua to stay with Neeson in the hospital. Though he wasn’t happy with the idea of me returning to my apartment, I insisted I was too tired to stay. Jared had disappeared, something he was good at, and I didn’t want to stick around until someone found the blood in the elevator. So Luke returned me to the apartment, where he soon left to meet up with someone; my guess was Violet or Dr. Wineman. I was surprised he would leave me alone so quickly, considering what had happened the past few times. Maybe he really didn’t care.

I took a quick shower, hoping the water would help clear my thoughts, but it only reminded me of my change. The water should have been burning me but I felt fine as it washed over my skin. If anything, I wanted it to be hotter. Carefully, I stepped out of the bathtub, eyeing the mark my skull had left on the counter. Luke hadn’t mentioned it.

But as I looked at myself in the mirror, I found I was feeling better; about myself at least. The way my hair curled at the ends even when wet, how my skin sparkled with water under the lights, my droopy eyes wide and alert…I loved it all, for the first time in my life.

Then I remembered that Dr. Wineman said dragons were narcissistic creatures, and I had to remind myself that I didn’t normally feel this way. But…was it so wrong to take pride in my appearance? If we were able to change me back…would I go back to how I was before?

I puffed the air out of my chest and flicked my wet hair to the right. It was longer than I remembered it being, and when I checked my nails, I found they had grown longer. I started to wonder if I would be able to control when my body changed, if I could make my eyes turn into slits and scales, and then return to normal. I leaned into the mirror, willed them to go into the other form; nothing happened.

Putting on a fresh pair of pale yellow shorts and a red tank top, I sat down on my bed and stared at my little silver box as the sun rose higher in the sky. It gave me a sense of being complete, and I sighed longingly as I watched it. It was too soon when Azazel began to nuzzle at my toes and roll over on the carpet around them. I nudged him away and left the room, shutting him behind the door as I went. He meowed once, but quickly gave up. Just as I put my hand on the television remote in the living room, I heard Kat shuffle his feet outside. I called to him, “You can come in, it’s open.”

The latch clicked, the door creaking open slowly. I twisted my neck to watch Kat peek inside nervously.

“You’re alone?” he questioned. Considering how Neeson had been whenever Kat was around, I didn’t blame him.

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