The water called her name. Maybe it always had, but it was only when Betsy Tillman slipped into Pine Valley that she could hear it. She wanted to find out why. But Wayne, her boyfriend and partner in crime, wanted to stick to the plan: smash and grab and get the hell out. Money from that was a sure thing, why change it up? Robbery and larceny was her whole life, and she was good at it. The water was too strong. Betsy was too tired to resist. What she discovered in Darkwater was nothing like she had ever seen before. What she found also found her, also needed her. It pulled her in and gave her a way out. She found her escape. She found a dragon. His name was Niko. He was her answer. All she needed to do was change everything. **Darkwater was previous published in Magic and Alphas.