CHAPTER 27Diana stood in the decapitated taxi now parked along the shoulder of McLoughlin Boulevard, facing south, where the patrol car had pulled her over. She craned her neck, trying to get a look at the police officer who had been hurled from the side of the car, over the hood and onto the curb. A blast of air had swept down from the night sky, tossing the cop like a crumpled piece of paper. A sudden burst of flame followed, igniting a row of trees several yards away.
She looked up, blinking away the mist that still fell. Glare from the burning trees made it impossible to discern anything in the darkening sky. They needed to get out of here. She and Hannah couldn’t stay in the open for long, especially if the dragon knew where they were. They needed to keep moving. Turning toward the b
