Page 18 of Dragon’s Rebel

He could find her anywhere.

He could hear Blaze and Zane behind him, but he left them on their own to catch up. He had to help his mate. Down the corridor towards Thorne’s lair. Take the branch that led to the cliffside exit.

He made the turn, claws skittering on the stone. Tempest dashed into view, rounding the corner at the other end of the corridor. Not from the exit, but from the other way—the mechanical rooms.

What the fuck had Tempest been doing down there?

As she ran toward him, a robed sorcerer appeared at the end of the corridor. Fiery missiles shot out of his hands, right towards Tempest.

Tyr was too far away. They were going to hit her…

At the last second, a magical shield burst into existence between Tempest and the sorcerer, filling the corridor from floor to ceiling. The missiles impacted on it, bursting into flame and dissipating along the shield.

Tyr, still in dragon form, swept Tempest up with his forelegs and held her close. He turned to see Blaze standing in the hallway, power streaming from her hands into the shield.

The sorcerer turned and bolted toward the exit. Blaze dropped the shield and she and Zane followed him. Tyr held Tempest against him, trying to quiet the terror that raced through him at the realization he’d almost lost her.

Are you okay?

He felt her nod.

Still holding her, he ran awkwardly on his hind legs to the end of the corridor, looking around the corner just in time to see the sorcerer reach the exit and launch himself out into the air. At the last second, a huge creature that looked like a giant flying ostrich swooped up underneath him.

As the sorcerer flew away, he turned and made a gesture at the cave exit. A force shield went up just as Zane went to launch himself out. Zane hit the shield and bounced back, landing heavily on the stone floor.

“Fuck!” Zane yelled.

Laughing maniacally, their intruder flew away.