Grave Expectations (The Ministry of Curiosities book 4)
“That first thought dodged the hammer blows in my head and reached my numbed brain. The body beside me had to be his. Nobody else snored like that. Thank God he was alive. We both were.
I cracked open a dry eyelid and reached out a hand to his sleeping form, but couldn't move. My hands were tied behind my back. My feet were tied together too. I lay on my side on a lumpy bed, my back to Gus. We were in a room surrounded by damp brick walls and little else. There were no windows and a stone st...aircase led up to a door. The only light came from a torch flickering in a wall sconce. We were alone.
"Gus," I whispered. "Gus, wake up." He murmured something under his breath then resumed snoring. I nudged him with both feet and he awoke with a jerk. "Huh? Charlie?" "Here, behind you." He rolled over with a groan. His eyes fluttered. "Me head's splittin' in two." "Mine too, but I think I'm otherwise unharmed. You?" He opened his eyes and wriggled. "A few sore spots at the back of my ankles, but nothin' bad.MoreLess
I cracked open a dry eyelid and reached out a hand to his sleeping form, but couldn't move. My hands were tied behind my back. My feet were tied together too. I lay on my side on a lumpy bed, my back to Gus. We were in a room surrounded by damp brick walls and little else. There were no windows and a stone st...aircase led up to a door. The only light came from a torch flickering in a wall sconce. We were alone.
"Gus," I whispered. "Gus, wake up." He murmured something under his breath then resumed snoring. I nudged him with both feet and he awoke with a jerk. "Huh? Charlie?" "Here, behind you." He rolled over with a groan. His eyes fluttered. "Me head's splittin' in two." "Mine too, but I think I'm otherwise unharmed. You?" He opened his eyes and wriggled. "A few sore spots at the back of my ankles, but nothin' bad.MoreLess
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