Wren I swallowed hard around the lump in my throat as I listened to Gabrielle’s quiet voice. My hands closed to fists at my side. All this time. All this time and she had been battling this by herself. “What happened to her?” Dewi was leaning forward, his elbows on his knees. His face slack. He couldn’t hide the pity in his eyes. Dragons were strong, both emotionally and physically. If her dragon wanted to end its life , then it was broken. Totally and utterly broken. And I didn’t know how Opal had managed to carry on. “ in the years since she was mated?” I threw a glance his way. My fists clenched so much that I could feel my nails bite into my skin. Gabrielle paused , her face turning towards me. “I don’t know, but it was bad. I mean really bad. It had to be didn’t it?

