Timebound (The Chronos Files) by Rysa Walker
Author:Rysa Walker [Walker, Rysa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyscape
Published: 2013-12-31T22:00:00+00:00
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I donât remember screaming, but I must have, since it was a scream that brought Connor to the kitchen. In retrospect, a scream would have been a perfectly normal reaction to the fact that ninety pounds of vicious Doberman was so close that I could, very briefly, smell him and feel his breath, warm against the skin of my arm. After a moment had passed without teeth again puncturing my skin, I tentatively opened my eyes. I looked around the dark kitchen and then sank to the floor, pulling in ragged breaths and wrapping my arms around my chest in an effort to calm down.
Connor and Daphne were in the doorway a few seconds later. âWhat in Godâs name have you done, Kate?â
I gave Connor a weak smile as Daphne came over to nuzzle me. âRemember that book you wanted from the library?â I pulled the Book of Prophecy out from beneath my shirt. âTurns out the Cyrists release the hounds on you if you donât have a library card.â
I could tell from his eyes that he was very happy to see the book, but the sentiment didnât reach the rest of his face. âYouâve got to be kidding me. Why on earth would you take such a chance just to get that? Youâre bleeding all over the damned floor.â
He was right. It wasnât a major injuryâIâd had one cut that was nearly this bad back when I was just learning to shave my legs. There were, however, twin two-inch furrows in my leg, just above the knee. A dark stain on the leg of my jeans was growing, and blood was dripping into a small puddle on the marble floor.
âIâm just glad Katherine didnât hear youâfortunately, once her meds kick in, she sleeps through anything,â he said, shaking his head. âIâll get the bandages. You stay there,â he added forcefully, and rather unnecessarily, since I was highly unlikely to be traipsing off on another adventure with a bleeding leg.
I waited, my face buried in Daphneâs ruff, until Connor returned with a pair of scissors, a washcloth, antiseptic ointment, several gauze bandages, and a roll of medical tape. He pulled me up onto one of the kitchen chairs, cut away the leg of my pants, and began to clean the wounds.
âOw!â I said, flinching from the washcloth, which he had apparently dipped in alcohol.
âStay still. Youâre lucky this isnât worse than it is, Kate.â
I shuddered as my mind flashed back to the image of the Doberman flying toward me. Connor didnât realize exactly how lucky I was, and I didnât think it was a good idea to give him the gory details. He didnât speak again, just finished cleaning the cuts and applying the ointment and bandage.
When he was done wiping the blood from the floor, he pulled up a chair and stared at me for several seconds. âSo?â
I gave him a brief overview of my past few hours. When I was finished, I pushed the book toward him. âThe book isnât why I went.
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