Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla

Author:Amanda Bonilla [Bonilla, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: E-Book, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780451235299
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2011-12-06T08:00:00+00:00

Angry voices roused me from a dark abyss. Two of my favorite voices, actually. Xander arguing with Tyler. I couldn’t make out the words, but it was a heated discussion nonetheless.

I wanted to speak up, but my mouth felt like it had been stuffed with cotton balls. I tried to run my tongue over my lips, but it just stuck to the roof of my mouth like I’d glued it there. I wrestled with producing enough saliva to dislodge my tongue for a couple of minutes while Tyler and Xander continued to argue. I couldn’t even wish they’d stop.

I abandoned trying to talk and instead let out a loud groan. I didn’t need my tongue for that, and it managed to interrupt whatever was going on between the two men. I heard the shuffling of feet and maybe a shove or two, and then felt their presence beside me. I pried open my heavy lids, and the blurry room and occupants slowly came into focus.

“Hey,” Ty said, obviously jumping in to be the first to speak to me. “How are you feeling?”

My tongue popped loose from the roof of my mouth and I parted my dry, cracked lips. “Water,” I whispered.

The room blurred out of focus and I heard more commotion. Their voices low, they’d begun fighting again.

“Here,” Xander said. I felt a depression in the bed where he sat beside me. “I’ll help you drink.”

I managed to clear my vision and caught sight of Tyler, arms folded in front of his chest. He snorted derisively.

Xander lifted the glass to my lips and I drank. It had to be the best-tasting water I’d ever had. Not too cold, not too warm, and it loosened up my dry mouth. Delicious. Xander pulled the lip of the glass away and I leaned back onto the pillow, exhausted from just the small task of drinking.

“I feel like shit,” I grumbled. “When is this damn Lyhtan venom going to wear off?”

The bed shook with Xander’s laughter. Tyler entered the fray and took a seat on my opposite side. He gave my hand a light squeeze. “Soon,” he said. “It’s already wearing off. It won’t be much longer.”

Xander grabbed my other hand. What was this—a battle for Darian’s appendages? I didn’t like it. “You’re healing faster than we expected,” he said. “We’ve already had to remove the stitches.”

I clenched my stomach muscles and tried to sit up to see the extent of the damage. The cuts pulled and stung, piercing my side with a sharp pain. I sucked in a quick breath and eased myself back down onto the pillows.

“What were you two fighting about?” I asked.

Their voices answered in unison. “Nothing.”

“Nothing, my ass,” I said.

Tyler took the high road, just like I knew he would. “There was another attack just after sunset. Two more Shaedes were killed.”

“And . . .” I said, prompting him along.

“And Xander thought that you should move into his house. I told him no.”

“And I told him to stay out of matters that don’t concern him,” Xander interjected.

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