Chapter 8 Through the bronze mirror , I saw the floodwaters nearly reaching Raven's window . No wonder she was calling me . But still , she was the one begging for help , and she had the nerve to act all high and mighty . Her impatient voice rang out again . " Hey , why aren't you saying anything ? I'm only agreeing to work with you because you're my sister . Don't be ungrateful . " I gave her a mocking smile . " Oh , should I be thanking you , then ? " She didn't catch the sarcasm at all . " Of course ! I'm basically saving your life . Now grovel and beg me . " " Forget it . Save that favor for someone else . " I hung up on her with a sharp click . A second later , the phone rang again . I didn't want to answer , but curiosity got the better of me . I wanted to hear what she'd come up with this time . On the other end , Raven put on her fake magnanimous act . " Fine . Since you're my sister , I'll lower my standards . You don't need to grovel anymore . Just come find me and Snowviper , and take us to the top of Mount Cashmoore . " " Sorry . I don't need Snowviper anymore . Find someone else . " Her voice sharpened . " Stop pretending you've got it all figured out ! You're so far from Mount Cashmoore . You'll burn up before you even leave the state . Now hurry up and get over here ! " I switched on my camera . " Take a look . Where do you think I am right now ? " She scoffed . " Where else could you be ? " " I'm on the summit of Mount Cashmoore . " Her face twisted in disbelief . " That's impossible ! Without Snowviper , you'd have died from the heat on the way ! " I smiled . " Guess I forgot to mention - Blazewing flies faster than a rocket . So really , I should be thanking you for handing him over to me . I ended the call and watched her through the bronze mirror . Raven was furious , throwing things across the room . 1/2 Snowviper came out to see what was going on . Raven ran at him and started hitting and kicking , even slapping him across the face when he wasn't expecting it . Blazewing's expression darkened as he watched . " She treated you like that , too , didn't she ? " I stroked his head gently . He pressed closer to me and whispered , " She did worse . She stuck me with needles , cut me with knives , and ... " His voice cracked , and tears slid down his face . Seeing him break down , I reached to shut the mirror . But he stopped me . " No. I want to watch . I want to see if Snowviper will tolerate her the way I did . " I blinked . I hadn't expected Blazewing to hold grudges . I'd always thought of him as this innocent , boyish soul . But he was right . Snowviper wasn't the forgiving type . He had been ruthless with me , and I'd never even harmed him . With Raven attacking him openly , she was in for something much worse . And sure enough , I could see Snowviper's face turning dark with rage in the mirror . He clamped his hand around Raven's throat and slapped her across the face again and again , at least a dozen times . Her face swelled and split , with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth . After a moment , she spat out two teeth , gasping in pain . Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!