The Library - The Complete Series by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, Coming of Age
Amazon: B00D89Y204
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2013-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

Claire

Opening my eyes, I immediately spot some kind of silver metal glinting just a few feet away. I blink a couple of times, trying to clear my head, and finally I realize that I'm facing a sword.

"Don't do anything stupid," says a male voice. "I don't want to hurt you, but if you leave me no choice..."

I stare at the blade.

"My head hurts," I say. "Can I sit up, at least?"

"You can," he replies, "but don't take my words lightly."

Sitting up, I find that I'm the straw-covered floor of the room where I found Natalia. My head is throbbing and the right side of my neck and shoulder is agony, but otherwise I seem to be unharmed. Still, I feel as if I've been unconscious for a while.

"Just so you know," the male voice continues, "I voted to kill you. Fortunately for you, Natalia was able to persuade most of the others to keep you alive. It's hard to believe, but apparently you're more important than you appear."

"That's how I've always seen things," I mutter, looking up and peering into the gloom. Eventually I realize that the man standing over me is a Grandapam, while the others - including Natalia - are nowhere to be seen.

"I'm going to clarify the situation," the Grandapam says. "If you call for help, I'll kill you. If you try to run, I'll kill you. If you attempt to communicate with anyone in any way, I'll kill you. If you even give me the slightest grounds for suspicion, I'll kill you. If you ask stupid questions or annoy me in any way, I'll kill you. If you sit obediently and wait for me to tell you what to do next, I'll probably let you live. It all comes down to the question of what would cause me more trouble: keeping you alive, or explaining to Natalia and the others why I cut your throat. I don't want you to be under any illusions, though. I detest humans, and I would dearly love to have your blood on my sword."

"I'll take that as a compliment," I reply groggily.

"You can take it any way you like," he says, "just so long as you understand that I'm deadly serious."

"So Natalia's not the last of her species, I guess," I say quietly.

"Did you not hear what I said about stupid questions?" the Grandapam replies. "I am Argod, one of the final nine Grandapams in the seven worlds. If you have been led to believe that Natalia was the last, then I must say you've been rather credulous and perhaps even a little naive." As he speaks, there's a noise from nearby, and Natalia enters the room. She looks nervous, and there's something new about her eyes; whereas before she always seemed submissive, as if she was reluctant to make eye-contact with me, now she has a kind of steely determination that suggests the situation is serious.

"The human -" Argod starts to say.

"Let me be with her," Natalia replies, interrupting him.

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