He looks surprised at my compliance but then shakes it off.“What is your dragon’s name?” He asks. I make a face.“Seriously?”“I’m starting simple,” he shrugs.“His name is Mitalonys, but when I shift, he prefers being called Talon,” I say.“When did you shift into your dragon for the first time?”“When I was 14, but Mitalonys has always been around.”“Really?” He asks in surprise.“Yeah, we shift early in our lives, so we have more time to learn control, why?”“Well we shift into our wolves at 16, and that is also when we are able to start speaking to our wolves,” he tells me.“That must be why

Red flooded my vision as soon as he said those words. My father is the reason that all the Fire Dragons were killed all those years ago, he is the reason I have been running my whole life and the reason I was tortured just a few days ago.Mitalonys is growling furiously and I watch as Daerius starts to sweat suddenly.“Lyza, you need to calm down,” he says, his breathing ragged. He stands up, walking towards the door quickly and tearing off his shirt as soon as he leaves my room.My dragon’s anger continues to grow as I connect all the horrible times in my life to my father’s mistake.“Lyza you need to calm down!” Daerius shouts from the hallway.“It’s my dragon, not me,” I growl, clutching at my head as pain shoots through my skull.Mitalonys I am not shifting

Lyza! Someone is coming! Mitalonys growls in my head. I peel my eyes open and see a shadow just above me.I sit up with a jerk, but the person straddles me and lifts a knife high above their head.I grab their arms, stopping the blade just centimeters from my chest. They let out a growl and push down harder. Mitalonys has strength flowing through my arms within seconds.“Get the hell off me!” I yell, shoving them completely off me. They fall onto their back and I quickly snatch the knife from where it fell to the ground.I toss it behind me and watch as the person gets up and notice they are wearing a black mask.“If I have to, I am going to kill you with my bare hands,” she yells and my face falls in realization.“What the fuck is wrong with you?” I shout. I barrel in

“They’re not going to let me leave again,” I mutter, feeling a cold terror sweep over me.“Nolo ut noceat te, permitte mihi placet,” I plead to the leader. He makes an awful hissing noise that makes me cringe.“What? What happened?” Daerius asks in panic.“I told him I didn’t want to hurt them and to please let me leave, but he took it as a threat. Now I have no choice,” I whisper in defeat.“How can you hurt them? Didn’t you say you can go right through them?”“There is another reason they wanted to keep me here. Fire is the one thing they want, and the one thing that can destroy them.”Ready? I ask my dragon.Yes, he growls, and I feel a comforting warmth surround me. I throw

Princess Lyza, that sounds good to me, Mitalonys chuckles.“Princess?” Angel growls behind me. I whip around and realize that they are all still chained.“Hey, can we unchain them?” I ask my uncle who gives me a funny look.“Why are you traveling with him in the first place?” He asks, tossing them a wary glance.“I am staying with them so they came with me here so I can shift. Basically, I’m trying to show them that dragons aren’t savage monsters, and this situation isn’t helping,” I mutter.“I meant, why are you traveling with the Werewolf King? The son of the man who nearly threw us into extinction?” My uncle snarls. I unconsciously bow my head, the rage and power in his voice forcing me fearfully into submission.“He i