15. Between the Devil and the deep blue sea

Mallory

“A piece of her—more precisely, of her dragon—was cut out. That’s why she can’t wake up, her dragon’s soul was mutilated. She is very weak and doesn’t have the strength to wake up,” Jen explained.

I covered my face with both hands, wiping my tears and trying to settle my breath. We didn’t have time for me to have a panic attack now, we had to help my Little Sister.

“I talked to Ember, her dragon, and I could see she is growing weaker by the day. If she dies, Kemy goes with her. They are closely connected, their souls are intertwined. Healing Ember as soon as possible is the only way we can bring them both back from this long sleep.”

“Ember will need the piece of her soul back, or at least part of it. Otherwise, she won’t be able to wake up,” Jen sighed deeply. Her words were making my heart race in the somber rhythm of dread and desperation.

It was all a huge nightmare.

Alma placed her hand on her chin and looked at Kemy for a moment, “We need to find a way to make her