RIVER.

Something inside me turned cold. The dragon’s heart fragment… why the hell didn’t I think about that sooner? It made sense why they had been obsessed with acquiring Allison these past few months. They were after her power all along!

My mind drifted back to the old book I found in Daniel’s library. I’ve been studying Latin for years so I was able to understand the text. It said that a dragonblood’s power was mainly derived from their heart. It was the single most powerful part of their body.

They wanted Allison’s heart.

The room suddenly felt smaller and the air almost felt suffocating. I could hear my own...