“Yes, sir,” the knight at the front of the group said with a grim voice and a nod. “Constance ordered all Knight squadrons to include a few pages, so we’ll make sure this is clean and covered.”

“Thanks.” Tim smiled. “Let us know if you need us.”

Just as they took off toward the civilian crowds, both dragons swooped down low. The Ivory one had Emersyn on its back. She leaned over and smiled. “Meet us behind those trees!”

Tim nodded. “Tyce, you and Lily chase after Tenn and get him back here.”

The charcoal-colored dragon made a sharp turn and sped off in the direction Tenn had gone. Ah, so that’s Tyce. Which means the silky ivory one is Dace. Noted. The rest of my Coven-mates hurried after Dace and Emersyn toward the cluster of trees just beyond the entrance to the theme park. I knew I needed to follow, and to probably hurry, but there was an odd sense of panic in the air. I frowned and moved toward the feeling until I spotted a girl wearing a University of Central Florida sweatshirt standing at the edge of the nearest store. She was staring at her phone like she was waiting for it to transform into an Autobot.

I cleared my throat and hurried toward her. She was a civilian human. I knew that the moment I got within a few feet of her. “Hey, you okay?”

She looked up at me with fearful blue eyes. “I can’t find my boyfriend.”

“Oh, you got separated when the storm rolled in?”

She nodded, tears brimming her eyes. “One second he was there, the next . . . gone. Have you seen him? This is him.” She held her phone out to show a guy wearing a football uniform for their school with the number eleven on it. He had blue hair which I thought was cool.

“I’m sorry, no.” I cringed and pointed to where I’d watched the Knights run off to. “There’s a group of people dressed in all black. They’re emergency services. Tell them you can’t find him, and they’ll help you.”

She nodded and raced off.

My stomach sank. “This isn’t right,” I mumbled to myself.

Everest would know. Part of me considered sending him a text message, but I knew that was crazy dangerous for him. For us. But he’d warned me to be wary of the Unseelie, so I knew something was definitely not right about this attack.

CHAPTER TWELVE

SAM

I knew I needed to not be here. I knew it was dangerous—for them, not me. Or at least I didn’t think for me. It was hard to know with Lilith. I cringed. Just thinking her name made my skin crawl. There was always a chance I’d piss her off and suffer her rage. I wasn’t her favorite.

I wasn’t Everest.