Finding Elina’s Traitor II

“They didn’t happen because I was alerted to the danger and took care of it. Would you like to see my back where the threads of fire Darkness created burned through my skin to the bone?” Damonq demanded.

Liv shook her head, sending her older sister a quick glance of sympathy. “I’m so sorry, Damonq. I would never want to hurt Elina. She’s been one of my best friends. She saved us.” The last was said in a whisper, on a hiccup.

“Elina trusts you. Tensel trusts you. We all do. You betrayed that trust to have fun. Just for fun.” He let that sink in.

Liv was silent for a long time, staring up at his face with too-old eyes.

“You’re right, Damonq. I didn’t think of the consequences, only that I wanted to fly my dragon. I couldn’t wait.” She took a deep breath. “I wanted to show Danny and Amelia what I could do so they would want to be ancient, too. I should have thought it out first. What can I do to help the families of the two men who died?”

“They are dead. There’s no bringing them back fr