Bewitched
The hair at the back of my neck prickled as the air dropped colder, carrying with it the metallic tang of ash.
“Turn around. Slowly. And cover your mouth.”
I obeyed, inch by inch, every bone in my body screaming at me to run. But when I finally turned, I almost did scream. Flynn’s hand caught my mouth before the sound could escape.
It loomed there, half-shrouded in shadow, its massive frame rippling with scales that gleamed faintly like wet stone. The beast’s wings folded close, yet their span seemed larger than the clearing itself. Its head lowered, ridges cutting the night, nostrils flaring as it tested the air. The tail lashed once, gouging the earth, and the ground trembled beneath our f
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