Fraser opened his mouth to reply when Grant came into sight, pumping his legs as fast as he could carry them. Fraser muttered, “That’s not a good sign.”
Grant skidded to a halt. “Good, I found you. I need your help, Fraser.”
Fraser’s stomach dropped. “I’m guessing it’s not for a construction emergency, so what’s happened?”
Grant motioned toward the Protectors’ central command. “Some of the rogue dragons are keeping a hospital and its inhabitants hostage in Inverness.”
He drew in a breath. “Which one?”
“I’m not going to beat around the bush. It’s the one Holly is staying at with her father,” Grant stated.
Fraser’s dragon roared. We must go to her. She needs us.
Grant grabbed his shoulder. “Don’t even think about rushing off. I have something far more important for you to do.”
Fraser clenched a fi
st. “What?”
“I need you to contact Holly and find out what you can about the situation.”
Fergus jumped in. “Are they jamming the wireless signals?”
Grant shook his head. “Not yet, which is why we need to act fast. Holly will know your voice and hopefully trust you. I need to know how things are going on inside of the hospital. I have plans in motion, but the more details available, the better plan of attack I can devise.” Fraser took out his phone and Grant added, “Not out here. We need her on speakerphone in case Finn or I need to ask questions.”
Fraser shoved the phone back in his pocket and strode toward the central command building. “Then hurry up. The longer we dawdle out here, the longer Holly is in danger.”
As they made their way inside, a small part of Fraser wondered if his recklessness had yet again put Holly in danger. He’d been careful about leaving the clan, but had someone followed him? Or, had the rogue dragons been lying in wait for days?
Fraser clenched his fingers. Whatever the reason, he would do everything in his power to get Holly back to Lochguard.
Inside, Grant barked orders at the various Protectors and then motioned Fraser over. “Sit here so we can listen in.”
Fraser nodded and waited for Emma MacAllister, one of Lochguard’s IT experts, to set everything up.
As he tapped his fingers, he refused to imagine any negative outcome. Holly was alive and Fraser was going to bring her and her father to Lochguard, with or without the DDA’s approval.
The trick would be convincing Finn of his plan.
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Holly watched as a large dragon-shaped shadow flew past the window again. The dragon had been doing the same thing for the past twenty minutes.
She refused to imagine what would happen if any of the dragons outside her window started attacking the hospital.
She knew they were being held under siege by a group of dragon-shifters, but no one wanted to divulge any details. The rationale was there might be someone inside the hospital feeding the rogue dragons information.
Whatever the reason, Holly didn’t think it was a coincidence the dragons targeted the hospital she was in.
Rubbing her arms, a small part of Holly wished Fraser was still here. Then he could contact Lochguard and ask for help.
She touched the mobile phone in her pocket. Maybe she should call Fraser and see what was going on. It was worth a shot.
Some of the neighboring patients shouted again and she sighed. It wasn’t as if that would do any good. Glancing at her father’s sleeping form, Holly was glad her dad was a heavy sleeper. The last thing he needed was extra stress.
After taking out her new phone, Holly found Fraser’s number and pressed call. The phone rang once before Fraser’s voice came on the line. “Holly? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine for the moment. Although, if you could tell me a little bit more about the dragons flying around the hospital and perching on the roofs, that would make my life a little easier.”