Eliza
I refuse to believe Kai is dead. I can’t accept it. No, not Kai. He must be alive!
I stumble over the beach towards him, my knees digging into the wet sand as I kneel before him. His transformation from dragon form to human has already begun. He shrinks in no time, and I weep as I gently cradle his head in my lap. This is too cruel, this isn’t how things are supposed to be!
“Kai...” I sob and look down at his peaceful face. His eyelashes are spread over his cheeks, and his brown hair is falling into his face. He has three days’ worth of stubble, and I run my thumb over it. “Open your eyes...please...I can’t do this without you.”
As I continue to stare at his lifeless form, the ocean waves pushing up on the beach grow bigger. I flicker my attention to them, gasping when a huge wav
