Stars (Dragon Reign Book 8) by Kit Bladegrave

Author:Kit Bladegrave [Bladegrave, Kit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-08T22:00:00+00:00

7

Mori

The wind blew through my hair and stars streaked behind us as Forrest flew over the landscape. At first, I hunkered down, not wanting to lose my balance and fall off his back, not that I worried he would let me fall.

But the longer we were in the air, the more I found myself relaxing and sitting upright. I held my arms out to the side and let my head fall back, shaking out my hair and living in the moment. This was pure freedom. Forrest pushed us higher into the sky and then dove low. The experience was exhilarating, and I never wanted it to end. But then he sank lower, and I felt the presence of the tear between this world and mine. The joy I felt just moments ago was sucked away as the realization hit me of what we were about to do. Granted it had been my idea when I set out from Torolf, but now that we were so close, and I felt the leftover presence from Baladon, the voice inside my head cackled in glee.

You think coming here will help you? Oh, my dear, you are playing right into his hands…

I shut my eyes and focused on the kiss I shared with Forrest, willed that emotion to fill me, and the voice faded away, but the silence wouldn’t last forever. There had to be a way to rip this darkness from my soul before I destroyed the only good thing left in my life now. The one person who kept the guilt and pain away with just a look.

Forrest touched down and lowered his shoulder again, so I could jump off his back. His body shuddered, and the dragon disappeared to be replaced by the man.

“I hope the ride wasn’t too bad for you.”

“No, not at all. It was refreshing, thank you for that, truly.”

He held out his hand, and I hesitated. “Do you trust me?”

“Yes,” I said, without any doubt and took his hand.

Together, we walked into the trees, and when we neared the tear, it glowed to life at my presence. Forrest seemed startled by it, having entered this realm without me by his side all the times before. But this was my home, and it would always welcome me back. I held my breath as we passed from Torolf into the stone maze and I looked around in despair.

“Mori?”

His hand tightened around mine, and I hastily wiped the tears burning in my eyes before they could fall.

“I’m sorry, it’s just… it’s harder than I thought it would be to come back.” How did I ever think I could do this on my own? I never would’ve made it this far without him.

“Take your time.”

The air was heavy, so unlike the peaceful autumn setting that this place used to have. Fall had always been my favorite season, and it was reflected here once upon a time. Now, the vines that once held so much vibrant color were dull and dead. They’d

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