Ruby Gardner's only thought was to run. She knew it wasn't a good idea to use her wings in public but it was better to risk being seen by a human than to be caught by her aunt and uncle now.
She was so close to freedom! No way was she about to let them sell her off. So what if she was special? Her powers had never been anything but trouble!
Holding her breath and praying her wings didn't flutter too loudly, Ruby rose into the air and zipped through the trees...right through a broken window of a stone castle that appeared out of thin air..
Hissing in pain, she examined her wings for potential damage. There seemed to be a small tear in one of them. She cursed.
Finding the materials she needed to patch it up
wouldn't be easy on the run but if she was lucky
there would be something she c
