CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
My scream echoed long and high as we plunged to our death. I tried to latch onto Will but a dark shape flew up behind us. Claws grabbed onto my shoulders and I was yanked from his grasp. He, too, was grabbed from behind by our escort and we glided through the air on the eagle airways. I clapped my hands around the eagle’s legs and didn’t let go until my feet were safely on the ground.
Will landed beside me and held me up until my shaky legs could hold me. In the meantime, I grasped the front of his shirt and stared at him in horror. “You could have warned me.”
He grinned. “And miss that wonderful scream?”
I glared at him a moment longer before I swatted his chest. “It’s a good thing you’re handsome.”
Will leaned down and pecked a kiss on my forehead. “And
