The Return of the Dragon Queen by Farah Oomerbhoy

Author:Farah Oomerbhoy [Oomerbhoy, Farah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781634892681
Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

WE RODE out into the woods that lay beyond the town walls. A thick mist rolled in from the mountains, shrouding the trees and undergrowth. A lone owl hooted in the distance, and the leaves of the massive willow trees were still. There was no breeze, and the woods felt eerily quiet, devoid of life. Rafe didn’t say a word as he scanned our surroundings, his senses on full alert. These were not the same woods I had ridden through with Erien just last year. Evil had been here—I could feel its malignant presence in the air.

A twig snapped, and we wheeled our horses around. Rafe’s sword was already in his hand as he jumped off his black stallion. I followed suit, tightening my grip on Dawn.

I heard a sudden screech and then a cry.

“Kalen,” I called out and ran toward the sound.

Kalen was on the ground, surrounded by at least a dozen gorgoths. For a moment my heart stopped, but I sighed in relief when I saw Tristan was already there, fighting the gorgoths, defending Kalen. His twin swords blazed as he systematically took down one gorgoth at a time, sometimes two. They circled around the two fae princes, growling and attacking, but couldn’t get past Tristan.

Rafe raised an eyebrow. “Your fae prince doesn’t look like he needs any help.”

Just then, another growl sounded behind us.

My spine went rigid and I spun around. A whole pack of gorgoths had started to emerge from the trees behind us.

Rafe lifted his brows. “Friends of yours?”

“We’ve met before.” I shot a dark look at him as I readied myself to meet them, my heart beating erratically. I wished I had my fae senses, strength, and magic that could take down a bunch of gorgoths in one blow. But I didn’t. I was no longer a match for them, and whoever sent them knew that.

I remembered how the last bunch of gorgoths had managed to defeat Tristan and my palms started to sweat.

“Go for the wings,” I shouted to Rafe as I raised my sword. The gorgoths attacked. “Once they are down, cut off their heads—it’s the only way to kill them.”

“Good to know,” Rafe muttered, slashing his sword and injuring one gorgoth as another flew at him from the trees.

I gathered my magic and blasted the gorgoth with everything I had. The blast managed to push away the gorgoth from Rafe. I raised my sword and slashed at it, tightening my grip on Dawn as I ran forward, slashing through another gorgoth’s wing and making my way closer to Rafe.

The gorgoths now turned their attention on Rafe and me. They were advancing on us from all sides. Without my fae powers I could not kill them; mage magic could not kill gorgoths like fae magic.

“Aurora!” Kalen shouted, finally noticing us.

He pushed himself up and ran toward the gorgoths. Among all the confusion I noticed something was different about him—he moved faster than I had ever seen him move before. Kalen’s violet eyes

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