Malachi and the Dragon: Eve and Malachi, #6

By Abigail Hilton

Eve and Athena have enjoyed a good ratty life with Malachi in the blackberry bushes behind the farm. They've gone on adventures, made friends, and created a family. Eve can feel herself slowing down, but she's not worried. Eve has done everything she ever wanted.

 

Except…Malachi still doesn't have his wings.

 

Then one day the coyote returns, seeking to pay the debt he owes to the rats and the snake. He has found the dragon who can grant Malachi's wings. The way will be dangerous, but Eve thinks she has the strength for one last adventure.

 

This is the 6th and final volume in the Eve and Malachi series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pavonine Books
• Release date: Oct 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9798201308698

Abigail Hilton

Abigail Hilton is a traveling nurse anesthetist, based in Florida. She has spent time in veterinary school and done graduate work in literature. You can connect with Abbie and find all her social media links at www.abigailhilton.com. Abbie also writes steamy fantasy romance under the pen name A. H. Lee. If that sounds interesting to you, check out Incubus Caged. Warning: those books are edgier than her epic fantasy series.

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Malachi and the Dragon

Eve and Malachi, Book 6

By: Abigail Hilton

Published by: Pavonine Books

Cover art and illustrations by: Sarah Cloutier

Cover Design by: Jeff McDowall

© 2020 Abigail Hilton. All rights reserved. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This material may not be reproduced, modified, or distributed without the express prior permission of the copyright holder. Artwork is displayed by agreement with the artists.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A Good Ratty Life

Chapter 2. The Woods Are Lovely Dark and Deep

Chapter 3. Good-bye

Chapter 4. In Which Eve Asks A Question That Malachi Will Not Answer

Chapter 5. The Moon Road

Chapter 6. The Sphinx

Chapter 7. I Can Be False

Chapter 8. Athena

Chapter 9. The Dragon

Chapter 10. In Which Malachi Gets his Wings

Epilogue

Chapter 1. A Good Ratty Life

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There once was a rat named Eve, who had an unusual family. Her best friends were her sister Athena and a boa constrictor named Malachi. They lived with their cousins, Albert and Persephone. The colony had two feline allies—a calico named Effy and a black cat named Mew. They were even friends with a little half-selkie girl who could talk to animals, Gwen.

When Eve and Athena were six months old, they helped the lions at the zoo save their cub. In the process, the colony added two zoo rats—brothers named Crumble and Sweets. Crumble and Eve got along very well, as did Athena and Sweets. They became mates and had babies in the blackberry bushes that summer.

Malachi ate eggs from the chicken coop to avoid hurting his friends. Gwen brought a tub of water to the blackberry bushes, so that he could shed his skin in a safe place. He kept predators away, and Gwen visited with stories. Eve taught Crumble to watch TV through the window of the farmhouse and to find delicious treats in the trash, as well as pine seeds in the woods. Athena taught Sweets to ride on Mew, even though everyone laughed at them.

When winter came again, Gwen