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Chapter 17: Zephyr
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2023-07-13 09:26:43
CooperZephyr faced Oliver, but she wasn't happy with Ishir's decision to walk away. What do you think of him forcing Zephyr to comply with his wishes?
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We found him, we finally found Ancalagon! I don’t understand why my son smells like all of the elements, but I don’t care. I’ll worry about that once I have him away from here and safely with me again. Ishir told me to stay with him and thankfully, he’s hunting Oliver and going after Ancalagon. The three of us, Avani, Merethyl and I, follow Ishir through several tunnels, finally getting to a steal door that is locked tight. Ishir puts his nose in the air, and I connect with his mind, smelling the scents that he smells. Hunters, scientists, Ancalagon and other scents, the scents of shifters and supernaturals, but the scents are off. Very, very off. This must be another lair where they have been doing experiments with shifters and supernaturals. He turns and looks at us. “Are you ready? Once we go in, the fight is on.” “Ready,” Avani and I say together. Merethyl nods and Ishir turns back to the door, his giant hands turning into paws with huge claws, and he slams them against the do
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Ancalagon’s lament is breaking my heart. I’m not sure what happened or why he’s lamenting but we have to get him farther away from the city. We already had six dragons and a fiery inferno in the middle of the city. His heartbreaking cry will only attract more attention. ‘He needs to rest, he is hurting,’ Zephyr says in my head. ‘We can’t stop, Zephyr. We’re too close to the city, we have to get away before the humans see us. And since Tana, Kenna and Kaylani are still there, trying to help the others, we’ll only put them at risk,” I tell her. ‘He can’t go on, Ishir.’ ‘Zephyr, if Oliver isn’t dead, or there is another hunter or scientist that survived, they could get to another laboratory and they could blow the explosive that we know is in Ancalagon’s brain. We are under a time crunch here. I know you’re upset, he’s obviously upset too, but we have to keep moving,’ I tell her. “Just follow me, Ancalagon. We’ll get you someplace safe.” “I can’t. I can’t. I killed her,” he cries.
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I turn from Avani to look at my son, my eyes wide. Four explosives? “Then, we’d better start getting them out,” Ancalagon says quietly. ‘So much stronger than his mother.’ ‘She’d never have survived what he has.’ ‘She’s worthless, can’t even protect her own son.’ Ishir’s snarl snaps my attention back to him. He pulls me to him, putting his mouth to my ear. “Focus, Zephyr. Ancalagon is safe and we’re going to keep him that way. But I need you to stay focused and be here with me,” he says. I tuck my face against his neck, inhaling his exotic, earthy scent. When I feel settled, I nod and step back, suddenly realizing that everyone has stopped and is watching me. “I’m okay. We need to focus on Ancalagon,” I say. Ancalagon leans his large head over, nudging me. “Are you sure you’re okay, mother?” I slide my hands over his snout, laying my head on him. “Yes, my brave son. I’m fine. Let’s get those nasty explosives out of your head.” “I just want to repeat, it’s going to be painful
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I look at Ancalagon, well, what I can see of him. Even being mated to Zephyr, Ancalagon blends into the night. Everything but his eyes, which glimmer like jewels. I have an idea of what Oliver did to Ancalagon. While we’re there tonight, I want to see if I can find any paperwork at the burnt out laboratory. The Chief documented everything. It helped me to find his lairs, figure out how to save the laboratory dragons and ultimately, how to find and kill the man himself. ‘What do you think he did to my son?’ Zephyr’s voice filters into my head, catching on to my thoughts. I turn and look at her, her white hair standing out in the night. ‘I don’t know for sure,’ I tell her. ‘You seem pretty certain, based on your emotions,’ she presses. I sigh. ‘I think that Oliver has been pumping Cal with Tana, and Kaylani’s DNA. I think he was trying and apparently succeeded in creating a dragon that could manipulate all four elements,’ I tell her, latching on to her mind in case this sends her s
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