Shadow Rising
“It happened so fast, she wasn’t sure. One minute, the ward around her apartment was shaking, and the next, Gavin was crushing her and dragging her through the sludge.
It was still dark when her back hit the ground, so she knew they weren’t on Mercury Island. Where in the world had he taken her? She blinked and looked past his bulky shoulders, trying to get a breath in with his massive weight pressing down on her.
He scanned her face from just inches away. “Are you all right?”
“Fine, except you ...weigh a flippin’ ton,” she grunted.
He jumped to his feet, wings still extended. “Stay here,” he ordered and took off around the corner at a run.
“Not likely,” she muttered, dragging her aching body up from the sidewalk.
The streets were packed with people. Rising like a drunkard from a deserted storefront in Julian’s sweater wasn’t helping her image any. She smiled at the wide-eyed passersby and smoothed down her hair. She needed a pair of those damned wings. On a bad hair day, she could just stay incognito.MoreLess
It was still dark when her back hit the ground, so she knew they weren’t on Mercury Island. Where in the world had he taken her? She blinked and looked past his bulky shoulders, trying to get a breath in with his massive weight pressing down on her.
He scanned her face from just inches away. “Are you all right?”
“Fine, except you ...weigh a flippin’ ton,” she grunted.
He jumped to his feet, wings still extended. “Stay here,” he ordered and took off around the corner at a run.
“Not likely,” she muttered, dragging her aching body up from the sidewalk.
The streets were packed with people. Rising like a drunkard from a deserted storefront in Julian’s sweater wasn’t helping her image any. She smiled at the wide-eyed passersby and smoothed down her hair. She needed a pair of those damned wings. On a bad hair day, she could just stay incognito.MoreLess
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