Saved by Darkness

Author:Katie Reus [Reus, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Published: 2017-02-21T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“We should be safe here.” Ian glanced around the small cave, looking for any crevices someone might be hiding in. But he doubted there was anyone inside.

He couldn’t scent anyone and the cave was only accessible from the air. He’d seen it at the top of one of the mountains as he and Fiona had been flying farther and farther away from the castle. He’d wanted to put as much mileage as possible between them and the threat before touching down.

“Did you see any creatures or animals on the mountain before we landed?” Fiona sat against a boulder, using it to prop herself up. She shivered, making him frown. She wasn’t injured so the poison must still be affecting her.

“No. I didn’t see anything while flying.” And that wasn’t normal in these realms. In the one he’d lived in so long, the creatures that had come out at night were something from a nightmare. Even for him. Things that looked like a cross between a hellhound and scorpion and walked around on sharp talons had been one of the tamer creatures in that realm.

Moving quickly he pulled his pants out of the bag and tugged them on. Fiona was still wearing his hoodie, and from the way she’d been shivering earlier he knew she needed it more than him. He sat next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close. “I don’t know how long nightfall lasts here but we’ll rest for a bit.” At least there was only one way in and out of this cave. And even if someone was scouting from the sky, they wouldn’t be able to see him and Fiona.

“How are you feeling?” She snuggled tighter against him.

“I should be asking you that. What’s going on with you? Are you getting weaker?” Dammit, he should have sent her back with Ava.

“Not weaker. But I still can’t feel my dragon. Maybe this is what it feels like not to be a shifter. So I don’t know if I’m getting weaker or if this is just a side effect of whatever was done to me.”

Rage against whoever had hurt her filled his veins but he shoved that emotion back. Right now was about her. “I’ll get you to the exit as soon as we leave this cave, and then return to the castle for Finn and the others. I can find out more about what poisons they’ve been making.”

“I’m not leaving without you. So don’t ask it of me. I spent decades without you, Ian.” Her hand had been resting on his chest gently. Now she clenched her fingers into a ball against his heart as she met his gaze. “I can’t be separated from you again.”

There was a desperation in her eyes that he understood well. His heart opened up at her words. He didn’t want to leave her either. But he wanted her safe more than anything. More than he even wanted to mate with her. Because she was his to protect.

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