Epilogue
Selt
Every atom inside me ached for Teddy as I stepped through the door. It slammed shut behind us. Something big cracked overhead as my ass hit the grass.
“The floor went,” Doris whispered.
The world was dark and covered with foliage.
“Where are we?”
“Where something once was,” she whispered.
“Do I need to whisper?” I whispered back to her, wishing that Teddy was here. He always seemed to know what was going on before everyone else did.
“No,” she shook her head. “I whisper a lot. I’m not used to having a name anymore. Thank you for that. I don’t think anyone ever thought of it.”
“Everyone deserves a name,” I said, pushing myself to my feet.
“Now, I’m not going with you. I’m staying here. I have to stay here. This is home. This is where I lived and loved. This is where I’m happy. I don’t like leaving it but since we share a bloodline and you’ve been here now, you’ll always be able to get back to me. You’ll just have to find the door or make it or whatever. It’ll be okay. I promise, it’ll be okay. This is a good thing. I have a name finally.”
“Where am I supposed to go? Not that I’m not happy for you. I’m thrilled. No one deserves to be alone and nameless. I just know my friends are waiting on me.”
“It won’t be a short trip, Selt,” Doris sighed. “It won’t be a short trip at all. You won’t go back until you’re in love.”
Teddy. I sighed and tried not to think too hard about him. If things had been different we might’ve spent our lives together. It would’ve never worked out but still I missed him. It was hard not to miss someone like Teddy. He made everything a bit brighter.
“You’ll go through that door. It leads to different places depending on who uses it but tell them what happened and who you are. Tell them that you are to find your true-mate and save the Star-aligned dragons.”
“Star aligned?” I blinked.
“Or whatever they’re called,” she sighed. “I can’t remember the history of everyone who ever lived, young man.”
“Sorry,” I frowned at her. “Anyway tell them that and tell them that I said it was okay. Tell them my new name too. Maybe they’ll know me.”
“So, I just go through the door?” I asked her.
The door was tall and slender. I’d have to turn sideways to get through it.
“The path to the fate you most want is narrow. You’ll find out many things and you’ll find out that whoever told you sometimes fear feels like home when you’ve been hurt enough is true. Sometimes therapy only gets you so far, little one. Only so far,” she sighed.
I opened my mouth to ask her how she knew about my therapist when I hadn’t even gotten around to telling Teddy but she motioned toward the slender door and walked away. I took a long, deep breath and murmured one more goodbye to the draconic lover I left behind. I was single again and as much as I hated to admit it. I hated how that felt inside. Being alone was never going to be good for me.
“Then get through the door!” My dragon roared, and I did.
I twisted the knob and trusted fate to lead me to where the other half of my soul was.
READ ON to discover where Selt ends up and if he can move on beyond his own trauma and needs to give his flight the chance to unite with mates who don’t live on the Starscale worlds.