Marked in Shadow's Keep by LJ Andrews

Author:LJ Andrews [Andrews, LJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 4 Arrows
Published: 2018-02-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Morning light poured into the apartment, creating a gilded sheen across the ratty carpet. We’d shoved the coffee table to one side and covered the floor in books and papers from Clement’s library. The books were strange, filled with spells requiring energy, and myths of crossing barriers.

Somewhere between reading amongst two books, one focusing on the difference between the shades of light energy and another explaining how a mix of light and dark can be used to manipulate minds, I dozed off. My eyes had screamed for sleep, and my body ached from the beating of slamming against the stone walls of the well as I had fallen.

As the warm sunlight cascaded over my face, I fluttered open my eyes, trying to orient myself to my surroundings. The room was still littered with open books and images of symbols and scratchy writings along parchment paper. The shades had been pulled, but the material was so thin, they did little in keeping the sunlight out.

I was sprawled on the futon, and slowly I came to realize my head was resting on Finn’s lap. His intoxicating spicy smell wafted toward my nose. He was entrenched in a thick book about portals and their relationship to different hotspots around the human realm. He didn’t appear to mind I’d been using him as a pillow, and one of his hands had even come to rest around one of my shoulders. I don’t know why feeling his arm around me caused such a sense of security, but I couldn’t bring myself to move. The day would surely bring new challenges, new frightening discoveries, and I simply wanted to feel safe—even for a moment.

I studied Finn, without giving away I was awake. His furrowed brow wasn’t so stern and dark in the morning light. The deep blue buried in the color of his eyes was almost hypnotic, but I would never admit it to him. His strong jaw was relaxed, and I could see how if he smiled more his face would be next to perfect.

Finn flipped the page, reading on. His hand on my shoulder tightened briefly, tugging me a little closer before relaxing again. I smiled, trying to push down the knots in my stomach. He seemed just as comfortable as me in our position. I wasn’t sure why it caused my palms to clam up, but I had to wipe them on my jeans after a moment. I was in no position to be attracted to anyone, since we had much bigger problems. And Justin’s snide smile as he tossed me over the edge of the well didn’t exactly make me thrilled about dating—ever again.

I shifted my position, and it seemed to bring Finn’s attention to his hand. In a flash he’d ripped his hand back to his own lap and leaned closer to the pages of the book. I rubbed my eyes, which still ached with fatigue, and sat up.

“Did sleeping help?” he asked, hardly looking at me.

I nodded. “I feel like I could sleep for three days, but it helped a little.

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