The next day, I was a wreck. Dragus never came to bed the night before and I had fallen asleep crying against Darian. He held me the whole time, whispering that it would be okay. Breakfast was quiet. I was sitting at one end of the large dining table with Darian, Demi, and Theo when Dragus walked in and sat down at the other end of the table. I resisted the urge to start crying again. It was helped by Darian’s hand under the table, resting gently against my leg. His touch calmed me and reminded me that I wasn’t alone. 

I stood holding the twins’ hands as Eli was led off by the guards around the back of the building. I looked over at the three on the steps and saw that Alpha Amera was staring at me. He tipped his head and turned to walk away.

– Sarah’s POV –“Sarah!” I ignored the mind link from my mother as I watched the trainees running circu

“What!” I exclaimed. Did I just hear that right? “Your dragon?” I stared at my mother and she nodded

We slowly began to make our way down off the ridge. My mother showed me the way that she had got up here. We talked some more as we walked. I told my mother about life and living with the twins and their family. I told her about the friends that I had met in Arcadia and how Ariel had found her fated mate among them when she had come to visit for my 18th birthday. She was happy to hear that Ariel and I were still friends, and I admitted that I couldn’t have done things without her.