The Damning Stone by Tj Klune
Author:Tj Klune
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tj Klune
Published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 12
The Beating Heart of Sam of Dragons
BY THE END OF the first week and a half, I was ready to die. If villains came to our home and demanded we surrender, I would have done so immediately, knowing Iâd have peace and quiet in the dungeons for the rest of my days. If an assassin had stolen into the castle under the cover of night and found me defenseless in my bed, I would have bared my throat, begging for the knife. If the gods themselves had descended from the heavens, judging us and finding us wanting, Iâd welcome the end of the world with open arms.
Unfortunately for me, none of these things happened.
No, it was far, far worse.
âTell me youâve figured out how to fix this,â I begged as Morgan and Randall watched me with amusement. Part of it had to do with the way my voice broke, but I thought a bigger part of their humor had to do with the fact that I had peaches in my hair, a gift from Sam whoâd thrown them at my head. This, of course, had caused the others to devolve into a food fight, Dylan included, whoâd managed to spear four dinner rolls on Garyâs horn, much to the unicornâs delight. Iâd left them all under the watchful eyes of Joshua and Rosemary. It wasnât until Iâd gotten to the labs that I realized I was sticky, and I wasnât in the best mood. âTell me youâve found a way to reverse this.â
âWe havenât,â Morgan said. âAt least not yet. You might need to prepare yourself that it wonât return to normal until youâve completed the ritual.â
I sagged against the table in the middle of the room. Everything hurt. My muscles. My bones. My head, everything. Iâd always thought myself fit, carrying on a strict regimen of exercise in order to keep myself in top shape. But a week with the kids had proven that I had no idea about anything, and I was paying the price for my hubris. I needed to sleep for days. The problem with that? Sam had decided that he needed to stay in my bed every night, which meant Ryan had to come too. Not to be outdone, Tiggy, Kevin and Gary had all agreed that where Sam and Ryan went, they were sure to follow. Kevin had taken to sleeping while hanging from the ceiling, announcing that he was now a bat, and that everyone needed to respect his decision. Iâd asked after Joshua and Rosemary, wanting their help. Theyâd sent a note in response that read: YOUâVE GOT THIS! xx.
Suffice to say, the number of people on my shit list was growing daily.
âYou look like youâre handling this with your usual grace and aplomb,â Randall said, and I knew he was mocking me, the ancient asshole.
I glared at him. âYou think this is a joke?â
He rolled his eyes. âOf course not. Itâs quite serious. But if I canât laugh at you, who can I laugh at?â
Because that made things better.
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