Dark Season: The Complete Third Series (All 8 books) by Cross Amy

Author:Cross, Amy [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2013-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

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The further I get from Gothos, the colder the world seems. It's hard to believe that Patrick would have come out here to die, but I guess I can see the appeal: it's a desolate, empty landscape full of old bones. Picking my way across the rocks that litter the side of the mountain, I get closer and closer to the little campfire, and finally I realize that there's someone sitting next to the flames. I pause, trying to decide whether it's safe to keep going, but after a moment I see that the person is an old man. Figuring he must have seen Patrick, I decide to approach cautiously and ask him for help.

"My word!" the man says, laughing as he sees me approach. "It's been so long since I had a visitor, and now two come along on one night. There must be something in the stars. Come and sit down. It's such a cold night. Colder than normal".

"I'm looking for someone," I say.

"Oh, thank God you can speak," he replies. "The other one was rather gloomy. I had to prattle on and on for the both of us".

"You saw Patrick?" I ask, getting closer to the fire. The heat is hard to resist; I guess I can afford to stop for a few minutes.

"He didn't stay for long," the old man continues. "He warmed himself for a moment, but he wasn't in the mood to talk. Never has been".

"Who are you?" I ask.

He smiles and reaches out a hand. "Sir Edward Moss," he says. "I'm from the Berkshire side of the Moss family. I don't know if that means anything to you?" He sighs. "I suppose not. Young people these days aren't very interested in history, are they? To you, I'm just an old fogey who -"

"I need to find Patrick," I say, interrupting him. "Which way did he go?"

"That way," Edward says, pointing toward the horizon. "I don't suppose you'll have much trouble tracking him down. He was moving quite slowly. I've seen such things before. The death of a vampire is always -"

"He's not dying," I say firmly. "Not yet. I've come to take him home".

Edward smiles. "That's the spirit. You must never give up trying, even when you have no hope of success". He pauses for a moment, reaching his hands closer and closer to the flames. "I know a little bit about the vampires," he continues, "and I know a little bit about Patrick. I've studied them, you see. I even set up an organization to keep an eye on them. And there's one thing I can tell you about old Patrick. It's his destiny to die out here tonight. Alone".

"It's my destiny to save him," I reply.

He laughs. "Well that's something I've never come across before. Two destinies that contradict one another. I wonder how that might resolve itself?" He pauses, before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small gold watch. "Do you happen to know the time? My watch isn't always very reliable, but it feels to me as if this night has lasted forever".

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