Chapter 30

“You can’t be sure, sweetheart. It could be another snowcat.”

It was Kerra.

Ayla wanted it to be true. She needed it to be true, but she was scared she was wrong. What were the odds? It’s been days since the blizzard. Plus, Scar took her far away from the place he found her.

“But what if it’s them? Please, Nixx! I need to get back. You can come with me!”

Nixx swore under his breath while the horses raced between the trees.

“Please!” Ayla insisted.

“I can’t, sweetheart. And trust me, I would love to come with you and see the world. I want to be free with you because you are the only one that sees me for who I am. I want to ride that dragon. But I can’t....” Nixx said in a defeated tone.

Ayla and Nixx had talked about them traveling to Korinus Island and finding the dragon. Nixx even promised he would always be her friend. But now he was refusing to come with her.

“Why? Look, you could turn Spirit around and go back to the camp and see if my compan