The man holding me went beet red when he saw that his nosebleed had smeared across my pale, delicate face. His ears and neck flushed with embarrassment, and his strong arms trembled so suddenly he nearly tossed me into the air.
And right in front of us—was a cliff.
I let out a startled cry and instinctively clung tighter to his neck, too panicked to even wipe away the trail of blood on my face.
As my soft body pressed closer against him, another drop of blood landed right on my cheek. The man quickly tilted his head back, flustered, glancing around with embarrassment. But to his surprise, none of the eagles gathered around seemed to notice his humiliating situation.
Their sharp, piercing eyes were all fixed on the small figure in his arms—me.
For a moment, Ryn didn't know whether to
