Frostbite (The Dragonian, #3) - Adrienne Woods Page 0,73
nothing, Becky. It was mine and if I wanted to keep it a secret it was my choice to do so. You can be mad as long as you want to be. To be honest I didn’t say anything in the library because of how I felt about your brother, Sammy. He doesn’t deserve the things we are doing for him, and I still believe that. But now I’ve got no choice. If I don’t find out what those words mean, Cheng and I can never come back.”
Both gasped and looked at one another.
“What do you mean?”
“Seriously, it’s not just exile somewhere inside Paegeia for us dragons, Sammy. It’s the other side.”
They both shared a horrified look.
“It won’t happen, you have Cheng with you.” Becky walked over to me and hugged me. “Together you will find what Lucian discovered.”
“I’m sorry, Elena. I just hate the fact that you’ve kept something from us for such a long time,” Sammy said. “Sorry that you have to give up your home to save my brother.” She had tears in her eyes again.
I opened the hug I shared with Becky and pulled her into it. “I’ll do anything for you Sammy Leaf. I know it sounds crazy, but you guys are the best friends anybody could ask for. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, I just didn’t know how to tell you guys that I’ve got a stupid foretelling in the Book of Shadows.”
Sammy looked at me. “Is that the reason…”
I nodded. “It’s the reason why I decided to trust Paul too. Every time I followed that stupid riddle, trying to fulfil my destiny, someone close to me died. Now it might lead to me never coming back.”
“Don’t think like that. If there is one person that can succeed Elena, it is you.”
“Becky if those words don’t turn red when I return, they are going to send me away. I’ll never be able to come back.”
“You will. After you find Tanya and discover what can claim Blake, you phone us. And then go and find what those words mean. You’ve proven plenty of things, this will be solved. I promise you.”
I nodded and sighed again.
“I want to take a bath before six o’clock.”
“Why, what’s happening at six?”
“Cheng and I are going to prepare for this stupid mission.”
“Please can we just promise no more fighting, and no more secrets,” Sammy mumbled inside my shoulder.
“Agree,” Becky seconded and joined our hug.
I winced. “Oh for crying out loud, what else?”
“I sort of dreamed about Queen Catherine. It’s how I came up with that idea.”
Both stared at me again.
“You dreamed about Queen Catherine?” Becky spoke first.
“Yes, and no I don’t know what it means but I’m sure I’ll find out once I discover what can claim Blake. Just don’t make a big deal about it, please.”
“I can live with that.” Sammy lifted her hands up in the air.
“Elena?”
“Please Becky. I don’t know why I’m dreaming about her. I can’t answer your questions.”
She sighed. “Fine, but whatever it is, Elena, it’s big to dream about royalty, especially her bloodline.”
“The story of my life. Just another thing to throw onto the pile of the unknown.”
They both started to laugh and I couldn’t help but join in.
HE NEXT COUPLE of days Cheng and I thought about everything we would need for the mission. How much money we needed for food, lodging, and camping equipment. It added up to a lot of Paegolians. The day we got our budget we had to make a few cancelations. It wouldn’t be enough for everything. Cheng at least had a tent and Dean had let me borrow his sleeping bag and everything that went with it.
“I could always ask Queen Margerite for a loan.”
“No, Elena. Nobody can know where we are going.”
“She’s going to put two and two together when I go to see her tomorrow, Cheng.”
“Then lie to her. But she cannot know.”
I nodded. “Okay.”
Y MEETING WITH Queen Margerite was scheduled at a very high-end coffee shop. The minute I walked in I got that First Wives Club vibe. It was just women in suits and had that business feel to it.
The lady by the door looked up from behind her desk. A broad smile spread over her clean face.
“Hello, Elena. The queen is waiting, follow me,” she said and led me through a couple of round tables of women enjoying their tea, scones, and cake.
I found Lucian’s mom at the back of the room. The table was facing the most beautiful view of