Please, dragon ancestors, give me strength. Ash elbowed the demon in the chin, but he didn't move off her.

"Ash!" Xilon's voice echoed from the other room, but he sounded strained as though he was still fighting his brother.

A childhood memory flooded her. She had run so far from her parents' house to Grams.

It was the third night after their death and she hadn't been able to sleep.

Grams tucked her onto her lap. "I will give you a secret ...