“No need.” He flicked his wrist and carefully sat the two siblings on Tyce’s spine. “Be careful. Come back for us.”

Tyce nodded his head, then shot into the sky and disappeared into the night sky.

Tenn glanced around and his face fell. “MetLife Stadium? Where the hell is this?”

“New Jersey, not far from Manhattan,” Tim answered grimly. “I’ll handle getting all the humans settled. Dace, you good?”

The ivory dragon nodded his head. Those blue eyes were sharp and watching everything.

Tim nodded and gestured toward Dace. “Go ahead, Haven. Take your father, Mona, Cooper, Hunter, Savannah, and Frankie with you on Dace.”

“Uncle Tim⁠—”

“Now, Haven. Please.”

Tenn nodded. Climbing onto a dragon was a lot easier when Tenn just flew us up. I’d barely wrapped my hands around Dace’s spike when we took off. I glanced over my shoulder to see just who and how many we’d left behind and spotted Tim, Easton, Lily, Warner, Jackson, Willow, Royce, Thiago, and Mei-Ling.

I hated the feeling Mei-Ling had just set herself up for a future I wouldn’t want to see, but it was her choice. I couldn’t be a hypocrite. I knew damn well that if the roles were reversed, I would’ve been strapped with weapons and riding into battle like Eowyn and Merri in Lord of the Rings.

Dace dropped below some clouds, and I almost cried in relief. Tyce was flying toward us without any riders. He snorted to his twin, then took a sharp nose-dive down to the ground. He’s going to get them out of there. It’s okay. They’ll make it home.

My eyes rolled—I gasped awake, my whole body jumping. A big hand landed on my shoulder, pinning me in place. Golden magic swirled in my peripheral vision. Hunter. I took a deep breath and let it out. Dace lowered slowly. When I looked over his wing, I spotted Coven Headquarters in Eden coming into focus.

Bentley stood there waiting, orange crescents in place of his eyes’ golden color. “Em’s with Myrtle!” he shouted before we’d even touched ground.

“Tenn, get him down there!” Hunter’s voice was panicked. “Tenn, hurry⁠—”

“Dace, land. Quickly. Please,” Tenn ordered.

Dace nose-dived the last little bit, yet we still landed smoothly. The second we stopped moving, Kessler’s big body lifted off the dragon and floated down toward the ground. Mona, Hunter, and Cooper leapt off Dace’s back without waiting for Tenn’s assistance. Tenn looked gutted about his father. He just kept staring at him blankly, his face a mask of horror.

Hunter was downright panicked. My eyes rolled again so I shook myself, but I must have fallen asleep for a moment because I barely caught sight of Hunter, Cooper, and Bentley carrying Kessler into the house with Mona hot on their heels.

Cooper stopped at the front door and looked back to me with panicked eyes.