CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Rene knew the moment Azul rejoined with him that he was on borrowed time. The dragon heat washed over him instantaneously. Pain as he had never felt before encompassed every joint and muscle in his body. Jude not allowing him in to speak with Bren was causing Rene great distress and increasing his pain, as well as causing his blood to feel as if it was about to boil his organs.
"Are you here to kill us?" Bren asked Rene.
Rene tried to answer, but no words would pass his lips. How could his sentience think, for one moment, that Rene would ever harm him?
He could tell that Jude was speaking as Rylee wiggled his phone, but the ringing in his ears was so bad, Rene couldn't make out the words. Everything around him began to spin and he knew that he was not going to last. Hi
