POV: Hope As soon as Xavier dismissed the meeting, I broke free of everyone. I couldn't breathe. I rushed outside, gulping in huge blasts of air. Head down, hands on my knees, I struggled to clear my head. I heard Tim and Persia calling my name but I couldn't speak. My body was on fire again. I could feel my dragon but I can tell she's not completely awake. "Persia, she's over here!" Tim rushed to my side. "Hope, what's wrong?" Persia quickly joined him. She knelt in front of me, eyes level with mine. "Hey little girl. How are you feeling?" I couldn't speak so I tried to mindlink Tim. He's my mate and he's marked me. We should be able to communicate but why isn't he responding. "Topaz! Gabrielle! Help me!" I shrieked in my mind but no one answered. Tim and Persia's faces swam in a

