ley
funds appeared in my secret account, I changed
r unnoticed, a shadow lea
w racing toward the cliffs where Kamilah had died. They
had argued with someone and lost
d tied my horse, the wind whi
s of survival in the wild and my training as Pha
ny scrap of fabric snagged on a root. It wasn't ord
t in an evidence bag. The crest... a snake entwined with a
powerful, suffocating p
shadow of a great dragon falling over the land. As a Dr
spun around, my dagg
f. He wore black riding gear, his form straight and imposing. A wide hood sha
unique Dragon's might, a mix of death and power that b
cidence? Or was he here
he dagger tightened as I fe
in my hand. From beneath the hood,
me. Each step was a hammer blow against my heart, the p
e instinct to flee. Show weakne
nto my attack range, I
or his wrist and the evidenc
ist; a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes. But he was impo
e an iron vise, the force overwhel
and my dagger clattered t
kicks, knee strikes, elbows-but my attack
o hurt me, only to subdue
us slammed me against a
ack, his body heat searing through m
overwhelming aggression. I felt his hand reaching for the pouch. I
needed. I slipped free like an eel and kicked at his knee. We separated and fa
d as if carved from ice. But his skin was unnaturally pale, and his deep
rt cle
rom the ground, and scrambled back to my horse. I leaped
w. He just stood there, his cold
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