Dragon Mount by Jennifer M. Eaton

Author:Jennifer M. Eaton [Eaton, Jennifer M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennifer M. Eaton

Chapter 21

Anna fingered her bandages as she watched the sun’s decent toward the horizon.

Nanna eased onto the rock beside her. “How are you feeling, my dear?”

“I don’t know. Okay, I guess.”

“We have a surprise for you.” She handed Anna a pair of binoculars and pointed down the mountain.

Looking through the glasses, Anna combed through the trees until the sun reflected off something metal. She adjusted the focus to reveal a silver four-wheel-drive truck parked just north of their original camp where Anna and Puff had fallen from the sky.

“It’s a car!”

Nanna took the glasses back. “Yes, my husband called for it the moment the Great One decided to see you on your way.”

This was amazing. She could go home! No more worrying about giant, scheming, power-hungry dragons who wanted to use her in the worst way imaginable. She could forget that Gale and the rest of his hoard of giant nasty dragons ever existed.

She stood, ready to make her way down the mountain, but instead of making a beeline for the trail, she glanced back to the caves. What kind of person would she be if she left the first chance she got, while the guy who’d saved her life was still unconscious?

“Don’t get too excited.” Nanna stood beside her. “You’re not leaving until morning. The trek down the mountain is hard enough in the daylight, let alone trying to drive the jagged trail in the dark."

A few days ago, she may have protested, but now all she could think about was the look on Puff’s face as he struggled to get through the trees—the absolute anguish in his eyes as the small branch she held started to give, dropping her closer to death with each passing second. Her little dragon had been afraid of losing her, not the contest; and he’d proven that by doing the one thing that ensured the crown would never be his. He’d shifted, trapping himself in human form.

Even if they could leave now, she didn’t think she’d be able to go without at least saying goodbye.

Pops approached from the trees. He smiled at them. “The Great One is awake.”

Anna nearly dropped the binoculars. “Can I talk to him?”

“In time. At the moment, he is in conference with the mighty green.”

More likely, Connor was giving Joe a piece of his mind. Tyler had explained that Joe’s sudden shift had done incredible damage to his musculoskeletal system, and that he would probably take weeks to heal.

Neither Connor nor Puff would make it back to the Seventeen Year on time, and it was her fault. But now, at least, she was completely off the hook. If neither one of them could make it up the mountain, they also couldn’t change their minds about forcing her to be part of this insane contest. Which left her that much safer than she’d been yesterday.

Anna shuddered. When had she become so callous? Connor had nearly died, and Puff took a huge risk to save her. She should be mortified that all this had happened because of her.

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