My head pounded like a jackhammer as my wolf and new dragon went at it. Neither wanted to agree with who I should be with, and of course, I wasn't included in their little conversation.

　　I could almost make Anya's regal figure out in my mind. Her scales glinted as she faced down her foe. "Karina, you're already well aware that Magnus will never be good enough for you. He's been cruel, deliberately so, and does nothing but try to hurt you. From the very start, you were just a ...