Of Darkness and Ruination by Rachel Fallon

Author:Rachel Fallon [Fallon, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

I rose up among the stars, Luna immediately uncurled from her position in the sky and flew over to greet me. I smiled joyfully as she played all around me, dipping and swooping, her moonglow scales illuminating her path through the star-lit sky. I reached my hand out to trail my fingertips along those glowing scales. The luminous being trilled in response. She was a true dragon, unlike the Fae who could shift into a dragon form. Which meant she couldn’t exactly speak in words, using trills and growls to communicate. I had no idea if Fae could speak in their dragon form, to be truthful, but I knew they could certainly speak in their Fae forms. Luna had only the scaled form before me. Not as sinuous as Zhu, with more bulk to her form, but just as graceful—and even more playful.

I obliged her eagerly, playing with her through the stars and the sky, dancing around her to the tune of a balanced universe. One that I somehow felt and understood. Luna motioned for me to grab onto her tail, and I followed her direction. I laughed as she took off, wings beating through the sky as I skated along the air current left behind her. I closed my eyes, almost believing that I was flying myself. Not just floating like I usually did here, but truly flying.

Nothing had ever felt so right.

Well, except for one thing—but I was certainly not thinking about him.

A shiver went down my spine, and I ceased playing. I could feel it once more. The darkness approached. I felt that churning, desperate desire once more—and as shadows banged on the barrier, trying to break through, I put my palms up, as close as I could reach, but not close enough. The darkness was still too far, prevented from touching me. Awe consumed me as my hands lit up with starlight, so in contrast to the vast darkness before me. I marveled at the sight even as I struggled to reach the dark fingertips stretching towards me.

I let out a cry of frustration. It was so close! Closer than before—like the barrier had shrunk. Still, we fell short, and I startled awake in my bed, aggravated at the failure.

I was relieved to find Cyrus had yet to return. I called for breakfast and ate quickly before Priscilla arrived to help me dress. I assuaged her worries that I was okay after the attack yesterday, and she hugged me so tightly I thought I may suffocate to death, but I squeezed her back just as hard. Priscilla was a true friend, the first female friend I’d ever had. Emmie was—something different. A friend, but not someone who would be there for me in the way Priscilla was. I never thought I’d have a friend like this, and it nearly brought tears to my eyes to feel that sense of comfort and support. While I’d rued the fact that my armor had cracked and let people in, I couldn’t regret it when it came to Pris.

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