The Price of Survival by Meagan Hurst

Author:Meagan Hurst [Hurst, Meagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-12T05:00:00+00:00

She inhaled sharply and tasted the air in a way that startled her back to the world faster than she probably wanted. But there was a taste to the air, and it was sharp, cold, and cutting. Dangerous. Magical. It was a heightened sense she was suddenly worried to have, and she doubted it would be the only one. She should have just let herself die. She’d never sought this.

“See? She is breathing again, Warlord. Her heartbeat is steady and strong. She is alive, but she will take a while to regain her bearings.”

“What. Did. You. Do?!” Nivaradros’s tone was accusing, furious, and threatening.

“I didn’t do anything but hold her. She did all the work. She had to do all of the work, or else she would have been trapped. I promise you, she is fine.”

She felt the Dragon at her side. A talon touched her face gently before something else—something she couldn’t identify—touched her forehead so lightly she shouldn’t have felt it, but she did. She struggled to wake, but there was a weight holding her down and keeping her from escaping this state too soon, and Z knew it was important enough to her that she didn’t fight it further.

“You burned out her Dragon blood.”

“I did not, but it would have killed her if it had stayed. She used a lot of magic, Nivaradros. This will take some time.”

Z heard Nivaradros’s muttered curses, but he didn’t leave her side. “Just who in the hells are you anyways?” the Dragon finally demanded. “And what do you want?”

“The first question is irrelevant,” was the amused and dark reply. “But the second I will answer; I want what you want, Warlord. I want her to survive. Giving up her life to awaken the Shades was needed at the time, but her being alive now is needed more. I simply changed things to remove her original bargain. She will pay nothing for awakening the Shades. What I offered instead was worth more in the end.”

“And what did you offer?”

“That is irrelevant.”

“It. Is. Not.”

“It is, it has nothing to do with her or you. All I will say, is I have the ability to change very few things in this world, but the price to awaken a Shade happens to be one of them. Believe me when I say I have not traded her life here for her death at a different time. She is entirely free from her agreement, Nivaradros. I promise you that.”

Z heard the Dragon beginning to speak again and opened her mouth first. “Nivaradros, let it lie,” she murmured softly before moving the hand closest to him out slightly. He took the hint and gently grabbed it. It confirmed her suspicions about his current form; it was a human hand with talons instead of fingernails, and scales instead of skin. He’d definitely been upset. “I am alright.”

“But for how long?” the Dragon asked bitterly. “How long until this wears off and you fall prey to something else that comes

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