>>Aelin
The sudden impact sent a shockwave through my entire body.
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A blinding light flashed in the sky, followed by an earsplitting roar as something massive collided into us. The sheer force knocked the air from my lungs, and before I could even register what was happening, we were spinning out of control.
It was all so sudden I couldn't even process what was happening.
My heart pounded wildly as my stomach lurched. The world tilted, blurred, and for a terrifying moment, I felt weightless—like I was plummeting, like I was going to fall.
But Draegon's grip on me never wavered.
Even as his body jerked from the impact, even as blood trickled from a fresh wound on his side, and a splatter of it painted across my face, his arms tightened around me with unwavering strength. His wings had furled back in as well.
