The Meridian Gamble by Garcia Daniel

Author:Garcia, Daniel [Garcia, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine: The General

I wake up with a gasp and look about my room, relieved that I’m still breathing, that I am still alive. It’s a shock to feel yourself being stabbed through the heart, to say the least. And I’m a bit confused, because a part of me still feels like I’m Saga, that I should be in a sandy temple in Egypt, drinking blood to survive.

I can still taste her hunger for it.

And I recall staring at the unnerving image of myself, looking back at her as she died. I wonder if I will see a future version of myself some day that will signal my own death, or if I will live forever, because I allow Roland to change me.

There’s almost too much information filling up my head, but what my mind keeps returning to is the knowledge that Adam is the one I’m in love with, not Roland. And that he was one of the Luminos. I almost feel he was the reason that Saga came back from wherever it is that they go, to find him again. And I wonder if I’ve also returned for him once more.

It feels like a betrayal, but I want to see Adam even more than Roland, to better understand my feelings.

I hear a knock at the door of my room, and Mother peeks her head in. It’s still daylight outside, and I wonder how long I’ve been asleep.

“Caroline, may I come in?”

“Please.”

She approaches the side of my bed, and sits, gently.

Mother looks beautiful, like an angel, and I feel bad for a moment, to have invited monsters into her life. Though technically, she is the one who invited them into my life by arranging my marriage, but at least she had no knowledge of what they truly were. And I shudder to imagine what she would think of Roland and Marion if she knew the truth about them. But that is a secret I must keep from her forever.

She brushes my hair to the side with her hand, and smiles at me, gently.

“You have been asleep for a very long time.”

“For how long?” I say, in alarm.

“For almost a day.”

And my head spins. That I could absorb it all in a such a short time, so much of Saga’s existence … it’s mind-boggling.

“We were worried about you, we could not rouse you. The doctor was called, but he said we should let you rest. That perhaps it was exhaustion, from the excitement of your upcoming nuptials.”

“Whatever it is, I feel much better now. Completely refreshed,” I say, trying to appease her worried mind. “Sleep is exactly what I needed.”

“Roland has sent a card. He would like to see you today. I was going to send him a reply, saying it might be best to postpone his visit.”

“No, please don’t. I would most like to see Roland again, as soon as possible.”

A pang of excitement rushes through me which must be an effect of the venom he put in my system.

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