Dangerous Depths (The Sea Monster Memoirs) by Karen Amanda Hooper

Author:Karen Amanda Hooper [Hooper, Karen Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Starry Sky Publishing
Published: 2013-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

Treygan’s hands trailed gently over my back, examining the wounds where my wings had been ripped off. He applied a healing salve the Violets had given us.

“That’s enough.” I pulled on my suit jacket, woefully aware of the slits in the back that were no longer needed. “We need to conserve the salve.”

The Violets had given us a whole jar of the stuff, but I only brought a tiny portion in a small tube because it was easier to carry. As the ointment soothed the burning, I wished I had packed more.

“Are you still in pain?” Treygan asked.

“A little, but mostly just lightheaded.”

“There’s no blood coming out, but you must have lost a lot.” He handed me a bottle of water. “Drink this.”

I took the bottle from him but dropped it when I saw what was inside. “I take it you didn’t put the bugs in there?”

“What?” Treygan leaned down and picked up the bottle. Centipedes swam inside, their hundreds of legs stirring up tiny bubbles.

“How is that even possible?” He pulled out his remaining bottle and then dug through my pack to check mine. All of them were contaminated. “These bottles were sealed.”

“How is any of this possible?” I kicked a bottle near my feet and it rolled away. “I don’t need water. I’ll be okay.”

“Our time window just got shorter,” Rownan said. “With no water, we’ll dehydrate. And I doubt any water sources in this world are safe to drink from.”

“He’s right. Do you think you can walk?” Treygan asked me.

“We’ll take turns carrying her,” Rownan said. I glared at him and he put his hands up. “Just until you’re feeling better.”

“I’m fine,” I grumbled, attempting to stand. My limbs felt like cotton and the ground swayed. Sage curled around my neck, trying to steady me.

Treygan lifted me into his arms. “Forget your pride. For now, I’m carrying you.”

I nodded, resting my head on his shoulder.

“Logically,” Rownan said, “if those demon bitches led us here then we’re probably as far away from Vienna as possible. Let’s head back the way we came.”

Treygan followed Rownan out of the temple. The warmth of his body kept me from shivering at the memory of the attack as we passed by the area where we had fought the imposters. We exited through the same arched trees we had entered through.

“I’ll follow you,” Treygan told Rownan.

Rownan glanced left and right then marched straight ahead. I wrapped my arms more securely around Treygan’s neck as he followed him.

After only a minute of walking, Rownan stopped. “Are we trapped here?” He spun on his heel to face me and Treygan again. He spoke faster than normal. “We dove off that floating island and down here into the trenches. How will we get back up to the gate we came through if you can’t fly?”

I glanced at Treygan, hoping he had a reassuring answer, but worry lines pinched the corners of his mouth. The consequences of losing my wings hadn’t occurred to me yet, but now that Rownan pointed it out, panic catapulted through me.

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