But like his life tended to do, it all fell apart. The glow of the embers in the fireplace became the flashing lights of an ambulance in his mind’s eye; the waning heat of his mug became the diminishing warmth as his brother’s life bled away in the mangled car they were both trapped in. He supposed he should be grateful Thea hadn’t been with them. The aftermath had left his soul as twisted and useless as the heap of metal the emergency crew had pulled him out of. They’d probably tested fate and lost, trying to share Thea’s love.
“What would he have said about the dragons, do you think?” Corey asked.
Dimitri took a deep breath and finally sipped at his tepid coffee. “Dragons …” He let out a low chuckle, glad for an excuse to picture the happier image of his brother’s enthusiasm over this
