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stepping away to stand by his brother. He gave her a slight nod and Katie’s heart started to race. She knew what he wanted her to do but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
                  Mark launched himself up into the air. He began to climb higher and higher. Flipping here and there. He swooped back down, heading straight for Katie. What’s wrong, kitty cat? Feeling too emotional to come beat my ass? Not that you could. I mean you are a girl after all.
                  Katie pushed off the ground before she could stop herself. Her wings spread out beside her as she gave chase to Mark. She knew what he was doing and had to give him points for it. She was soaring higher and higher, swerving back and forth. Up, down, and she even managed to flip a few times.
                  Before she truly knew what was going on, she was weaving in and out of the clouds. Paul and Mark both flanked her and cheered her on as she pushed herself harder. She felt so free. Like the Earth would never chain her down again. She felt every move of her big wings. The way they pumped up and down, then turned slightly when she wanted to change directions.
                  Katie never wanted to lose this feeling. She was weightless. Nothing was holding her down. Not the life she was thrown into, the prophecy, or even the fact that she knew she had an entire race watching her every move. To be the one to decide where they would go from here.
                  The clouds broke under her. Katie dared a quick glance down. After all, she was doing so good, what could it hurt? Her heart beat so fast in her chest that she thought it would explode. She had to force herself to breathe. Even then it burned. She felt herself falling. Hurtling to Earth. All she could think of was Paul and the fact that she would never get to lay in his arms again.
                  All of the sudden, she was no longer falling. Something strong was under her, slowing her momentum with each passing second. Paul. His purple hide was barely visible through the tears that filled her eyes. She wanted to scream.
                  Love. Paul’s voice broke through the screams inside her head. I need you to close your eyes. I need you to picture the happiest moment in your life. I need you to do it now!
                  The command almost took Katie’s breath away. He was strong. Katie closed her eyes and tried to force herself to think of something happy. It seemed like an impossible task. She hadn’t had many of those in life. At least not until Paul’s file had landed on her desk. She had smiled more in the past few weeks than she had ever done in her life. But the file had only been the beginning. There were so many small things that had happened with Paul. The way he snored in his sleep. Or the fact that he gave her space to try and prove she was capable of anything. The way he looked at her like there was no one else in the world.
                  The happiest moment was, of course, when they did the mating ceremony. The few moments afterward when it was just the two of them in a small bubble. Then everything changed. She was happy, just scared shitless that she would screw everything up. The whole dragon race depended on her now.
                  You can open your eyes now, love, Paul whispered through her mind. At first Katie didn’t want to, but she forced them open just a sliver to peak out. They were on the ground. Katie slid off Paul’s back. The cool grass felt wonderful against her feet. It grounded her.
                  Katie glanced up to see Mark pacing the clearing, growling and huffing smoke. Then all at once he threw his head back and roared. The sound hurt Katie’s ears but for some reason put her on alert. What the hell is he doing? Katie asked.
                  Ignore him. He is just throwing a tiny temper tantrum, Paul said as