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  It was death.

  “Vivi,” Killian said with a sense of urgency. “Are you… drawn to one of these?”

  My fingers reached out as if my soul sought for something. I shuffled forward until I happened upon an egg that had no life in it, but called me all the same. A strange pulse came from inside it, like an echo of a heartbeat that had long been lost. Tears I couldn’t explain swelled in my eyes and slipped down my cheeks.

  “Yes,” I whispered, my voice hoarse.

  But how could that be? This egg was clearly dead.

  “We need to talk to the Dean,” Killian said, his tone cut with steel. He reached out to grab my arm, but pulled his fingers back at the last second as if he was afraid to touch me. “It’s very dangerous to connect with a dead dragon. This egg is just a husk, Viv. There’s no soul inside. You could die if you tried to retrieve it from the afterlife.”

  “Is that even possible?” I whispered, thinking of my father and how he seemed so beyond my reach. If I could bring something of him back… anything, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

  “I don’t know,” Killian said honestly. “You have the goddess’s blood inside of you. I don’t know what you’re capable of.”

  I tugged the egg free of its prison, bringing it into my chest.

  I knew I’d never let it go.

  Will Vivi be able to reconnect with the lost spirit of a dragon egg that is… dead? Perhaps this has something to do with Solstice…

  Find out in the next episode!

  To Be Continued in Dragonrider Academy: Episode 3!

  My dragon is all that matters.

  I don’t care about wars, fated mates, or destiny… much less Dragonrider Academy rules. The rules say that I shouldn’t exist, that my dragon shouldn’t get to live.

  * * *

  I’m going to prove them all wrong.

  * * *

  Solstice has come back to me and I thought he had been my own creation. How arrogant and naive I’ve been. Solstice, my true friend who has been with me all my life, was my dragon’s spirit, and I’m going to save him.

  * * *

  No matter the cost.

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  A Note from the Author

  Thank you for reading the second installment of Dragonrider Academy! You have no idea how excited I was to introduce dwarves in this episode. Silly, I know, but they always make me think of when I played Dragon Age on the Playstation. I had such a blast with that game! Some of the games I play definitely influence my creative worlds, so it was fun to get to pull dwarves as I imagined them into this story.

  Episode 3 will venture into the challenge of Vivi connecting with her dragon. Solstice makes a dramatic appearance, so be sure to check it out! Also the wild dragons of Avalon aren’t done yet and this is one action-packed episode you won’t want to miss! I’ll see you again in Episode 3!

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  Table of Contents

  Copyright

  Contents

  Also by A.J. Flowers

  Blurb

  Title Page

  1. A Kiss to Remember

  2. Servitude

  3. Fight or Flight

  4. Time Out

  5. Rekindled

  6. Dragon's Blood

  Blurb

  A Note from the Author

  Also by A.J. Flowers