“Perhaps you should take one of us with you,” Havoc growled. “What if one of her cursed coven is with Rafael?”
I noticed he didn’t volunteer for the privilege. “We’ll deal,” I said. “And I’ve already done a lot of Jumping—taking anyone else is going to be a stretch.”
Tyrez loomed up beside him. “No one here can stand up to what Isobel can throw at us,” he said. “And that includes Cara. Stealth is their only option. And they aren’t exactly defenseless.” He held his hand out to Lucas, and the Morph took it.
Took me a moment to remember just what that was all about. So now Lucas could turn into Tyrez?
“Handy talent,” I said.
“Yeah, I’ll look impressive, and be strong as an ox,” Lucas said ruefully. “But my fighting skills will leave something to be desired.”
Tyrez raised a dark brow. “Should I be insulted to be compared to a cow?”
“An ox is not a cow,” Lucas protested.
“You know what a cow is?” I asked Tyrez, surprised.
“I worked in Winnipeg,” Tyrez stated. “So I know the human realm quite well.”
I stared. Winnipeg had Dragon shifters? I refocused my confused brain, facing Lucas and Maddy. “You guys ready?”
As Cara started to pull the gate together, they grabbed onto my arms. I called up the image from my dream…
And suddenly, Havoc was there in my mind. Providing small details about the dungeon to flesh it out.
There was no way to ease into this one like we had the library. I had to hope that Rafael was alone, and that they hadn’t decided to redecorate the dungeon by moving everything around.
I pulled his crystal from my pocket. He’d rescued Marcus twice and Havoc once, putting himself in chains. I thought of the desperation and despair I’d sensed in him during the dream. Skating so close to the edge—had he fallen over it, or was there still something left of who he could be?
An image of his handsome face popped into my mind, with his unusual bicolored eyes framed in long hair streaked with the colors of the earth and shimmering like starlight, and his body with a runner’s lean muscles…
Snap.
13
Marcus
I left the meadow gate behind, along with the woman who should have been my future, and the Dragon who’d stolen it from me.
My human legs found a rhythm I’d not expected. Not as fast as my equine ones, but still, I ran.
That I even could, surprised me. Hadn’t really tried until now. But it seemed that my body had finally decided it could operate on two human legs.
Hooray.
I pushed them hard. Along the path first, and then veering onto a game trail.
What exactly are we doing?Iskar asked.
I didn’t answer him. Wasn’t sure I could, really. I only knew I needed to get as far away from the academy as possible.
Riley was gone, off on a mission that put her in the lair of that evil Sorceress. The demon within hammered at me. I didn’t let my mind focus on it. Kept my thoughts vague as I pushed my way along the trail, and my breath started to come in gasps.
I didn’t care. Just kept going. And at some point in the push for speed, I started to think of four legs and hooves.
I tripped and fell. Lay there, and then stripped off my sweats.
What are you up to?Iskar asked.
