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whispered.
    He nodded. “Okay, that means we’ll be on that plane together. I’ll get our seats switched around so you can sit next to me in that flight as well. That way I can hold your hand.”
    She squeezed her eyes shut. “Sounds good,” she squeaked. She couldn’t get anything else out. This was the worst part of the plane ride.
    “We’ll have a couple of hours. Would you like to get lunch with me in the airport?”
    She took a couple of deep breaths. “Yeah. That would be nice.”
    He continued to talk to her, and she responded with one-word answers. She didn’t open her eyes until she felt the wheels touch the ground. Then she relaxed her grip and breathed normally.
    “Thanks. It helped to have you talk to me.”
    “Maybe we’ll get lucky and have the same flight back to Hawaii.”
    “That would be quite the coincidence. Do you know when you’re going back?”
    He shook his head. “No. I want to see how things go with my dad first. What about you?”
    “It all depends on how fast we find my brother. He’s been missing for a week, but my parents waited until now to tell me. I’m a little peeved.” She still had no idea why they waited so long to tell her. She’d get to the bottom of that when she got home.
    They rolled their bags out into the terminal and headed to the food court.
    “What do you like?” she asked.
    “I’m not sure what’s good. We didn’t have all these choices on the Big Island.”
    “Five Guys is good. Do you like burgers?” Five Guys was her favorite, and after the exciting flight they just had, she needed comfort food.
    “Yeah, I do. Let’s try that.”
    They ordered their food, and five minutes later she watched him scarf down his fries. She found it weird he was so sheltered. “How old are you?”
    “Nineteen.” He dug into his burger.
    “And until now, you never even left the Big Island?”
    He chewed and swallowed. “Occasionally we’d visit other islands.”
    “But you’d never been on a plane.” She ate a couple of fries.
    “My aunt refused to fly. She was more scared than you.” He grinned. “We took boats. But again, I had a rather strange upbringing. My aunt homeschooled me, and we didn’t venture out past our neighborhood except on rare occasions. I probably would’ve left sooner, but I didn’t know any better.”
    “Aside from not knowing about different restaurants and things, you’re not all that weird. Most kids who grow up in your situation would be pretty odd.”
    “Glad you think I’m acceptable.”
    She flushed. “That’s not what I meant. I just mean you’re just not as naïve as I expected.”

T HE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT bothered Val. He wanted to talk to Hazel about it, but he couldn’t without arousing suspicion—because all the possible reasons someone would want him dead had to do with dragons. He thought it might have something to do with the fact that he was the new king. Obsidian could help him figure this all out.
    For the time being, Hazel was a welcome distraction. Val couldn’t get enough of this girl. Even though he promised he wouldn’t look her up once they got to Montana, he had no intention of keeping that promise. They ate their lunch and made their way to the gate. He left her to watch the bags and paid for her to upgrade to first class and sit next to him.
    Hazel seemed pretty awed by his ability to do so, but he didn’t really understand why. After he took a human form, Theo gave him a passport, driver’s license, and a few credit cards with no limits. Though Theo did say that Val probably shouldn’t buy a Maserati.
    She looked at her ticket. “You’ve spoiled me with this first class stuff. I’m not looking forward to flying back in coach.”
    “If you’re on my flight back, I’ll bump you up.”
    Her smile fell. “You know I’ve totally enjoyed talking to you. But I’m serious about not pursuing this after we land. I have to find my brother.”
    “I know.”
    They boarded the plane, and