Trent (Outback Shifters Book 4) by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Zina gazed down at the baby dragons cradled in her hands as Trent drove on through the desert. She watched as they twitched in their sleep, sometimes stirring to let out more of their tiny cheep cheep sounds, just like baby birds, and she wondered what they must be dreaming about.

Whatever it was, Zina felt a swell of love for them rise in her chest – love, and a fierce determination that no harm would ever come to them. She’d already felt strongly enough about it that she’d stolen the eggs and run, but now, seeing Goldie and Dusty sleeping so peacefully, without any idea of what a cruel and terrible place the world could be – and how they had almost been used by Hargreaves to make it even crueler and more terrible – she knew she had to do whatever she had to in order to protect them.

It doesn’t matter what it takes. They’ll grow up safe and happy. I’ll make sure of it.

Goldie moved a little in her sleep, lifting her head briefly to yawn widely, before snuggling up closer to her brother’s side. In return, Dusty sleepily raised one of his wings and then lowered it to cover Goldie’s body, in a gesture that was obviously caring, sheltering.

Zina bit her lip, tears springing into her eyes. She didn’t consider herself sentimental in the slightest, but there was just something so… innocent about the gesture that she couldn’t help but feel her heart growing three sizes as she watched.

Next to her, Trent had one hand on the steering wheel, while the other held his cell phone up to his ear – terrible driving practice, but Zina was coming to realize that however Trent had learned to drive, it hadn’t been in any kind of driving school-approved way.

Well, as long as he doesn’t crash, I guess it’s fine…

As they’d approached the mining settlements and tiny towns that dotted the landscape out here, Trent’s phone had managed to pick up a bar or two of signal – and so, of course, the first thing he’d done was call his friend Tahnee. The first couple of times, the call had dropped as they’d moved in and out of range, but this time, it seemed the call had stuck.

“Yeah,” Trent was saying, when Zina finally managed to drag her attention away from Dusty and Goldie. “No, nothing like that – look, Tahnee, there’s no need to worry. I just won’t be able to come up there like I asked after all. But… still, I think I have something I’d feel was safer with you. Is there any way you can send someone to us? Or do you have someone you trust in town who could meet up with us?”

Trent paused as he listened to what Tahnee had to say on the other end of the line.

“That’d be perfect. Like I said, I don’t want you to worry. I can sort this out myself, but I think that’s for the best. You’re a gem, Tahnee.

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