Chapter Two
Col shifted back to dragon form and carefully picked up the injured woman in his large claws.
Mate. Mine, his dragon thought, pleased they were taking her with them.
He tucked her safely against his chest and heaved himself into the clear blue skies with a powerful flap of his wings. It took a moment to get high enough to catch the wind stream, but soon he was soaring over the wilderness below.
Herds of tasty looking creatures roamed below. Swaths of white powder covered the trees and mountains. It was beautiful…in a strange, new way. He wasn’t completely opposed to the cold. It was just different than Reylea’s eternal warmth.
He swooped lower, trailing the herd of running deer-like creatures. They’d seen his shadow approach and fled but were no match for his speed. Col di
