Chapter 99

Lurching up the stairs, she heard Lily scream, followed by the sound of singing. Who the fuck was singing? Shaking her head, she felt her sinuses clear, then her ears popped. She stumbled forward down the hall and saw the main room. The odor of dead bodies was in the air here, and she saw Cyrus on the ground, unconscious and covered in blood.

Lily was also on the ground, but her body hovered a foot off the floor. A spotlight from somewhere above was shining on her, and there was a shining dagger with a crucifix handle sticking out of her chest. Tristan was moving toward her, smoke curling up out of his nostrils.

Around his neck, the Dragon Seed glistened in the light just above a rather ragged wound that was smoking as well.

Tristan was saying something to Lily now, his tone condescending. It was so hard to concentrate on the words, because the dragon man smelled like the finest smoked brisket in the world, and she was fucking starving!

She sprinted across th