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Chapter One

Natalie

If I don’t save the world,to die

“There’s nothing more I can do for him,” Henrietta says “I’m sorry”

“It’s not over yet,” I tell her, but we both knohat our options are right now We both know that until we can find a shifter doctor who’s dealt with so like this before, we’re completely and totally screwed

And I’ to lose the only man who has ever loved me

“I wish there was so her hands The dragon is tired She probably hasn’t slept much the last few days Who could blaet sick and she’s the only one even slightly qualified to help

At first, we thought it was just a randoot sick last week, but it’s more and more each day Today there are half a dozen new cases If it continues, we know exactly what’s going to happen

The dragons are going to die

The clan is going to perish

“Henrietta,” I whisper “Tell ” I have a theory, an idea, and it’s been bothering me for the last three weeks The rescue froot our people, and then we left As a huo on the rescuejust seeanization that thrives on torturing shifters, Lucky wouldn’t give up its test subjects too easily

Unless that was their plan all along

“What is it, child?”

We’re standing on the porch to my parents’ house My backpack is heavy and I’oing We both know this is our last chance Clan Thunderstoroing crazy trying to keepill They haven’t been able to find a cure, though, and if we don’t find so to die

“It’s because of Lucky, isn’t it?” I ask her, lowering my voice “We rescued eleven shifters” It would have been twelve, but Henrietta’s son-in-law, David, gave his life to save her son, Cas are still so stressful, so painful, so fresh “They were infected with so, weren’t they?”