The Dreamcatcher: A Dreamland Series Novella (The Dreamland Series) by E.J. Mellow

Author:E.J. Mellow [Mellow, E.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, New Adult, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal, Contemporary fantasy
Publisher: Four Eyed Owl
Published: 2016-02-25T23:00:00+00:00

— 10 —

HIS PACE WAS quick as he moved through the street, barely keeping himself from running down the clog of pedestrians that always filled City Hall Square. He silently cursed every single one of them, for he was already late, and their lazy saunters did nothing to help that. But it wasn’t just the sluggish civilians that accounted for his foul mood—no, it was also the daunting discussion left swirling in his thoughts from the most recent Council gathering. It was almost assured now that a war in Terra was imminent. It was merely a matter of when. This century, Dev thought, had not been kind to their world. It felt as though their numbers had just replenished, when another threat hit, a constant pounding on their fragile populous of life. What was happening to cause such hate and violence to repeat so often? And was it Terra’s or Earth’s doing? These were the questions that had the gathering dragging on and what left Dev frustrated, because to him the answers didn’t matter. Either way, Terra would have to fight first. They always had to. What he did care about, however, was whether a certain someone would be willing, or even able, to help when they did.

“For Terra’s sake, Dev, slow down.” Aveline chased on his heels. “You’d think we were running towards battle.”

Her alabaster profile filled his periphery. “You didn’t need to come with me,” he said while weaving through another thicket of people.

“And get reamed out by Alex again for splitting up our rounds? No thanks.” She grunted as she squeezed through the same group. “As much as I’ve been enjoying our partnered sabbaticals, they’re not worth it. Or have you forgotten how he turns into a spit-talker when he’s mad?”

Dev held in a grimace at the memory.

“Yeah, exactly,” Aveline said before grabbing hold of his arm. “But seriously, let’s not race to our rounds.”

“Why? Scared you’d lose?”

She scoffed while releasing him. “Lose your dignity for having been beaten by your younger partner, perhaps.”

“Considering you can barely keep step with me now, I find that arrogance rather misguided.”

“Well”—Aveline raised a sardonic brow—“I did learn from the best.”

He laughed at that, something he hadn’t done in a long time, and the realization of why brought his features to sober.

Aveline frowned. “What happened?”

He turned to her just as a woman on a skateboard zoomed past, and he held out a hand to keep Aveline from getting hit. “Nothing happened,” he said, lowering his arm.

“You’ve been moody lately.” She straightened her shirt that got pinched from his grasp. “That only seems to happen after you’ve seen her.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Dev said before turning down a side street that led to the closest zipline platform. Sadly, the last person he felt he could confide in about Molly was Aveline. He loved Ave and found it endearing that she displayed such fierce protection for him—a behavior he knowingly mirrored when dealing with the men in her life—but it generally left a gap in confidentiality when it came to matters of the heart.

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