Lake of Sapphire by Mallory Benjamin EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Mallory Benjamin
- Language: English
- Genre: Romantic Fantasy
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“WHAT DO we do with the others?” an unfamiliar voice grunted, waking
me from my sleep.
“Eliminate them.”
I flung off the bed sheets, aware that my body was drenched in sweat.
My room was abnormally hot, too hot even for a scorching summer day in
Lux. Every inch of my white nightgown was soaked, plastered to me like
glue.
“Momma—” I choked on the words. They were barely audible, catching
in my throat as I gasped for air. My windpipe was now scratchy and raw. I
closed my mouth as I squinted around my room. My eyes adjusted to the
dark as my hazy bedroom came into view, tinged with smoke.
The word “momma” was on the tip of my tongue again, begging me to
scream for her. She would know what to do, I thought, but I swallowed back
the plea for help, too scared to draw the attention of whoever was here. I
didn’t know what they wanted, and I didn’t want to find out if I was one of
the “others” they spoke of.
A distant, muffled scream reverberated through the house, heaving me
into action. I jerked upright in my bed.
Large beads of sweat began to drip down the back of my neck and
collect at the base of my spine. I didn’t think it was possible to sweat any
more than I already had. My heart was pounding so fast and loud that I
thought it would crack a rib. Whoever was here was getting closer.
Fumbling off my bed, I scurried underneath it, just as my bedroom door
forcefully swung open.
My eyes blinked, rapidly adjusting to the bright light shining through
the now open door. Two black-tipped boots stepped inside the doorframe,
blocking my only exit. Smoke engulfed the room as it propelled in with
such a violent force that it was an effort to keep from coughing. I could only
make out his legs from where I was hidden under the bed. His boots paused
there for a moment, taking in my now empty bed, and then began
sauntering around it.
The same rough, male-sounding voice griped, “Where’s the girl?”
He started scavenging the room, throwing the blankets off my bed,
pulling the drawers from my dresser, and rummaging through my closet. I
flinched, wanting to sink into the floor and disappear beneath it as a drawer
flew across the room and collided with my vanity mirror. I pulled my hands
over my head in reflex as shattered glass scattered across the tile floor.
Some of the smaller pieces made their way to my hiding place.
I tried to steady my breathing in an attempt to stifle my panic, but it
didn’t work. With each breath I took, a cough threatened to escape as the
thick smoke scratched my windpipe. I clamped a sweaty, shaky palm over
my lips as two more figures entered the room.
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