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knew she wouldn’t be able to sleep again. Nightmares didn’t normally bother her, but this one had seemed so real. Like she’d open her eyes and some creature would be lurking in the corner of her room watching her, waiting for her to move before he pounced and tore her apart.
    Pulling on jeans, a shirt and a jacket, she grabbed socks, her boots and her backpack style handbag before heading downstairs to the front door. Quietly letting herself out, she pulled on her socks and boots and then glanced around before heading down the streetlight lit bitumen. She slipped her arms through the straps of her handbag, barely giving her grandmother’s two-storey brick house a glance. It was the ugliest house on the block and the two balconies looked like they’d been an afterthought. One was at the side of the house at her room and the other at the front of the house.
    The sound of her boots against the street echoed in the quiet morning. It made her look over her shoulder nervously. She took her mobile phone from her handbag and checked the time. Daylight was about an hour and a half away. No wonder she felt unnerved. Back home there’d be cars speeding down the streets, groups of people about and a steady stream of noise. Here it was far too still and unnaturally quiet. A nice friendly, quiet country town. Just what she didn’t need. Give her a noisy city any time.
    She turned the corner. A streetlight ahead of her flickered off and on. Starting to feel uncomfortable, her eyes searched the area again. She was still alone. Her footsteps hit the bitumen faster as her gaze continued to dart everywhere. She didn’t feel alone. She felt like something watched her. Turning to go back to her grandmother’s home, the sound of air whooshing above her made her look up. A dark shadow came at her and she saw the glint of two outstretched claws and red eyes.
    Amber screamed. She spun and ran. Home wasn’t an option. A street over she heard a dog bark. Running to the footpath, she hoped the trees would slow the creature down. Her breath came in sharp gasps and her hand pressed against her side where a stitch had developed.
    A harsh cry above and behind her caused her to stumble. Glancing back, she dodged behind the trunk of a large tree. She didn’t know what type of tree, she was only relieved it hadn’t lost its leaves like some of the other trees had when the weather had started to grow cooler.
    “Kade!”
She desperately tried to call out to him, mind to mind. Was this the other creature he’d talked about?
    “What do you think-”
    She clearly pictured what she ran from, weaving amongst the trees on the footpath. She hoped he could see the picture she sent.
    “A wyvern! Where are you?”
    Relief rushed over her, but she didn’t slow. She pictured where she was, her eyes darting around as she concentrated on running, ignoring the pain that made her want to double over. Her hand pressed harder into her side.
    “Don’t stop running. We’re coming.”
    She didn’t know how much longer she could keep moving.
“Hurry.”
    Time seemed to drag out, but only minutes passed before three shadowy dragons swooped out of the sky and attacked the wyvern. Amber collapsed onto the grass and her breath came in harsh gasps. Brushing tears from her eyes, she tried to see what was happening in the skies above her. Her hand pressed against the side she lay on, unable to move.
    With a last screech, the wyvern fled. The three dragons gave pursuit. When Amber thought they might leave her alone, one turned and flew back to her. He landed on the ground and knelt beside her in human form.
    Kade reached out to her, a hand on her shoulder, pulling her into a sitting position. “It didn’t get you?”
    Amber could only shake her head.
    “You’re sure?” He ran his hands over her arms, then her back.
    She threw her arms around him and he folded his around her. “What was it?” Her breathing started to return to normal. Her heart still raced and