As they slipped from the alley, Connor skidded to a stop a few feet from a line of three more men in gray fanned out in front of the tavern. The door opened, and the bartender stuck his head out. “I’ve called the police.”
Connor didn’t even glance in his direction. “Fine. Get inside and pull down the shades.”
When they were alone, one of the gray-clad men smiled. “Hello Quenor.”
Connor’s nose flared. “Zeph.” He backed Anna and Sybil up a step.
“So, that’s your game, is it?” Zeph walked toward them. “Wait until Gale is busy with the runt, and you slip out with the prize? That’s not playing fair.”
Connor tugged the women closer. “That’s not what’s happening here.” He glanced at Anna. “She’s too young for my tastes.”
Zeph held his hands out to his sides. “Yet here we are.”
The silence seemed to echo along the sidewalk as Connor’s gaze roamed the streets. If he was looking for a way out, Anna prayed he’d find it.
Zeph’s face morphed into a feral sneer. “Hand the girl over. You know this won’t end well for you, my friend.”
Sirens sounded in the distance, drawing Zeph’s attention away from them. Connor shoved Anna and Sybil down the alley opposite the tavern. “Run. Don’t look back.”
The wood and brick walls provided little protection from the biting wind, and even less from the roaring snarls that filled the night behind them.
Anna and Sybil stopped beside a dumpster.
“Oh, God. What were those things?” Sybil clutched her chest. “Who were those guys?”
Anna shook her head. She didn’t give a damn about the guys, but she’d gotten a damn clear look at the creatures fighting behind the tavern. And no, she hadn’t been hallucinating. There were actually dragons in New Zealand!
Sybil started to hyperventilate, and Anna grabbed her shoulders. “Stop. I need you to focus. Can you do that?”
Tears streamed from her sister’s eyes. “Those things, they were monsters.”
“I know, but we have to get out of here. Panicking isn’t going to save us.” She looked over her shoulder. No one else came down the alley, but the roars of the creatures heightened, as if there were even more of them now. She turned back to her sister. “We need to get to those sirens. I need you to run with me.”
Sybil gulped, then nodded.
“Okay then, let’s go.”
They sprinted down the alley. Pungent smells from the dumpsters rose through the air, turning Anna’s stomach. She ran faster, dragging her sister behind her. Their only chance was to find protection, and the sirens seemed as good a chance as any. She darted to the right, and down a deserted street.
Whooting beats filled the air, sounding like someone repeatedly snapping a towel. Anna blotted out the sound and concentrated on the sirens. If she dwelled on what might be flying toward her, she might succumb to a sobbing hysteria.
Something dug into her shoulders. She cried out as sharp claws punctured her flesh.
This wasn’t real. This couldn’t be happening. Why wasn’t she waking up?
Her stomach flipped as the ground dropped out from below her. Sybil screamed, falling to her knees, looking up and reaching for Anna as she rose into the sky.
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