Even though every nerve in my body screamed for me to turn back and run—like some helpless girl in a slasher movie—I didn't. I just needed to know what the hell was going on. Curiosity's a bitch that way.
I hadn't gotten a full view of the dragon earlier, just that one shimmering scale, but now…
I crept forward through the dense canopy, the shadows of the trees swallowing most of my silhouette. I moved like one of those horror movie survivors—the ones you yell at on screen because they know something's wrong but walk toward the monster anyway.
And sure enough, I found the reason why the big lizard was lying still like a taxidermy project.
The group was already here.
And Leon was with them.
My gaze locked onto the scene in front of me.
