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.My back slammed into the wall of broken rocks.Stars explodedin front of my eyes as my head hit half a breath later.I slid down the wall, my left shoulderstriking the ground.Blinking, I looked up to see Jabari step off the obelisk and walk toward me.His expression was still calm and emotionless, but the air tingled now with his anger. You were ordered to kill him. His legs were broken and his intestines had spilled onto the ground.I didn t think he wouldsurvive. I pushed myself off the ground.In my haste, my hand slid in the dirt and rocks, tearingat my palm.Pain screamed through my shoulder and down my spine as I moved. The naturi held you captive for two weeks, Jabari argued. We never could discover all thatthey did to you.You were a threat to all nightwalkers and were only permitted to live becauseNerian was dead.You should have made sure. It was dawn! I screamed.Panic fluttered in my stomach, begging me to run.It was only yearsafter Machu Picchu that I discovered Jabari had defended me from the rest of the Coven, whichdemanded my destruction.He had saved my life not only from the naturi, but from my own kindas well. That s not an excuse. Jabari s right hand lashed out, grabbing me around the throat.I didn teven have enough time to claw at his hand before he tossed me against another outcropping ofrocks like a rag doll. You failed me. Pain slashed like lightning through my back as I hit the wall and fell to the floor. He s dead now, I whispered, doubting I had the strength to rise before he attacked again. Centuries too late. His sweet features hardened and his brown eyes had darkened to blackclouds in a midnight storm.My eyes fell closed, holding back the tears that started to gather.I had failed him.Jabari hadalways been able to depend on me for any request, no matter the task.He had given me somuch, and I d failed him.And now he was going to destroy me just like any other nightwalkerCreate PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) who failed to live up to his expectations.A part of me welcomed it, an escape from the pain, buta faint brush of Danaus s power quickly reminded me why we had traveled to Egypt; the naturi.IfJabari destroyed me, no one would be able to protect my home, my people.It was enough that Ihad failed Jabari, I wouldn t fail all those who had come to rely on me.I opened my eyes at the sound of a foot scraping in the dirt.Danaus suddenly stepped betweenJabari and me, the blade of an eight-inch knife glinting in the faint starlight.My body was soreand protesting, but I pushed to my feet.This was not the wisest decision on Danaus s part norcould I even begin to understand it.Jabari would destroy him before the poor creature coulddraw a breath, and I still needed Danaus alive. This does not solve the problem of the naturi, Danaus said, his hard voice calm. Not only do you fail me, one whom I trusted above all others, Jabari began, finally beginning toshout, but you bring this& this human into my domain! Standing beside Danaus, I tried to edge in front of him and keep Jabari s attention on me. Hewas the one who captured Nerian.He showed me pictures of the symbols and the sacrifice. You betrayed me! Jabari closed the distance in a blur, grabbing Danaus by the throat.Hepitched the hunter a hundred feet across the quarry as if he were tossing garbage out to the curb.Danaus crashed into a smooth wall of rock, cracking and crumbling stone.I winced, gritting myteeth.The impact alone should have shattered the man s spine and broken at least one of hisshoulders.I started to drag my eyes back to Jabari, the muscles in my body tensed and waitingfor the attack, when I saw Danaus pick himself up off the ground.He rolled his shoulders as ifshaking off the momentary pain.Something in my blood froze.After that bone-crushing impact, Danaus should not have beenable to move, let alone stand and prepare for yet another attack from Jabari.My thoughts trippedover themselves as I tried to understand how he was now standing.I didn t know of any creaturesother than nightwalkers that might be able to shrug off such a blow.Even a lycan would havebeen slow to regain his feet.I think the realization also alarmed Jabari, because I felt the power in the area increase until itwas a physical pressure weighing against my chest.The hunter had been upgraded from bug tobe squashed to threat that must be eliminated, regardless of Danaus s potential uses.I wantedthe hunter dead as much as any other nightwalker, but we needed to get some information out ofhim first.Jabari lunged at Danaus again, but despite the Elder s alarming speed, Danaus managed tosidestep him so that the nightwalker s attack was reduced to more of a glancing blow.However,it was still enough to knock Danaus back a step, sending him down on one knee, his knifeclenched in one hand.I balled my fists at my side.What the hell was going on? Danaus wasn t using his knife.He wasdoing what he could to defend himself without attacking Jabari outright.I didn t know if Jabarihad noticed or if he just didn t care.At least Danaus had realized that we needed the informationfrom the Elder, and so wasn t trying to kill him.Yet, if this continued, he would have no choiceand one of them would end up dead.While Danaus was still kneeling on the ground, glaring at Jabari, I rushed over and stood in frontof the hunter.Rage now burned on Jabari s face, and I knew I had only seconds to get through tohim. Jabari, I have not betrayed you, I said, no longer trying to keep the fear out of my voice.Myhands trembled uncontrollably and my knees threatened to buckle. I made a mistake withCreate PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) Nerian, and if you wish to kill me for that, I accept my fate, but bringing Danaus here was not anact of betrayal.I want you to see how desperate we are.The naturi are coming again.If the sealis broken, they will destroy not only the humans, but the nightwalkers as well. Do not lecture me! Jabari s upper lip remained pulled back, and I fought to draw my gaze fromhis long fangs.He was going to tear my throat out if I didn t think of something. Danaus is a hunter, and yet he came to me looking for a way to stop the naturi.I remember solittle of that night, and I don t want to remember.I came here hoping to find you, needing you toreform the triad that stopped the naturi the last time. Behind me Danaus had risen and took one step forward, as if trying to move around me.Heapparently wasn t the type to let anyone protect him, but he was going to get himself killed beforeI could get any more information out of him.I sidled so that I was standing directly in front ofhim.Reaching back, I grabbed a wrist in each hand.He stiffened at my touch, but I could stillmove his arms.I pulled his right arm around my waist, his knife still clutched in his hand.I drewup his left arm between my breasts so his left hand was holding my right shoulder.If Jabari wasgoing to kill Danaus, he would have to go through me first [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.My back slammed into the wall of broken rocks.Stars explodedin front of my eyes as my head hit half a breath later.I slid down the wall, my left shoulderstriking the ground.Blinking, I looked up to see Jabari step off the obelisk and walk toward me.His expression was still calm and emotionless, but the air tingled now with his anger. You were ordered to kill him. His legs were broken and his intestines had spilled onto the ground.I didn t think he wouldsurvive. I pushed myself off the ground.In my haste, my hand slid in the dirt and rocks, tearingat my palm.Pain screamed through my shoulder and down my spine as I moved. The naturi held you captive for two weeks, Jabari argued. We never could discover all thatthey did to you.You were a threat to all nightwalkers and were only permitted to live becauseNerian was dead.You should have made sure. It was dawn! I screamed.Panic fluttered in my stomach, begging me to run.It was only yearsafter Machu Picchu that I discovered Jabari had defended me from the rest of the Coven, whichdemanded my destruction.He had saved my life not only from the naturi, but from my own kindas well. That s not an excuse. Jabari s right hand lashed out, grabbing me around the throat.I didn teven have enough time to claw at his hand before he tossed me against another outcropping ofrocks like a rag doll. You failed me. Pain slashed like lightning through my back as I hit the wall and fell to the floor. He s dead now, I whispered, doubting I had the strength to rise before he attacked again. Centuries too late. His sweet features hardened and his brown eyes had darkened to blackclouds in a midnight storm.My eyes fell closed, holding back the tears that started to gather.I had failed him.Jabari hadalways been able to depend on me for any request, no matter the task.He had given me somuch, and I d failed him.And now he was going to destroy me just like any other nightwalkerCreate PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) who failed to live up to his expectations.A part of me welcomed it, an escape from the pain, buta faint brush of Danaus s power quickly reminded me why we had traveled to Egypt; the naturi.IfJabari destroyed me, no one would be able to protect my home, my people.It was enough that Ihad failed Jabari, I wouldn t fail all those who had come to rely on me.I opened my eyes at the sound of a foot scraping in the dirt.Danaus suddenly stepped betweenJabari and me, the blade of an eight-inch knife glinting in the faint starlight.My body was soreand protesting, but I pushed to my feet.This was not the wisest decision on Danaus s part norcould I even begin to understand it.Jabari would destroy him before the poor creature coulddraw a breath, and I still needed Danaus alive. This does not solve the problem of the naturi, Danaus said, his hard voice calm. Not only do you fail me, one whom I trusted above all others, Jabari began, finally beginning toshout, but you bring this& this human into my domain! Standing beside Danaus, I tried to edge in front of him and keep Jabari s attention on me. Hewas the one who captured Nerian.He showed me pictures of the symbols and the sacrifice. You betrayed me! Jabari closed the distance in a blur, grabbing Danaus by the throat.Hepitched the hunter a hundred feet across the quarry as if he were tossing garbage out to the curb.Danaus crashed into a smooth wall of rock, cracking and crumbling stone.I winced, gritting myteeth.The impact alone should have shattered the man s spine and broken at least one of hisshoulders.I started to drag my eyes back to Jabari, the muscles in my body tensed and waitingfor the attack, when I saw Danaus pick himself up off the ground.He rolled his shoulders as ifshaking off the momentary pain.Something in my blood froze.After that bone-crushing impact, Danaus should not have beenable to move, let alone stand and prepare for yet another attack from Jabari.My thoughts trippedover themselves as I tried to understand how he was now standing.I didn t know of any creaturesother than nightwalkers that might be able to shrug off such a blow.Even a lycan would havebeen slow to regain his feet.I think the realization also alarmed Jabari, because I felt the power in the area increase until itwas a physical pressure weighing against my chest.The hunter had been upgraded from bug tobe squashed to threat that must be eliminated, regardless of Danaus s potential uses.I wantedthe hunter dead as much as any other nightwalker, but we needed to get some information out ofhim first.Jabari lunged at Danaus again, but despite the Elder s alarming speed, Danaus managed tosidestep him so that the nightwalker s attack was reduced to more of a glancing blow.However,it was still enough to knock Danaus back a step, sending him down on one knee, his knifeclenched in one hand.I balled my fists at my side.What the hell was going on? Danaus wasn t using his knife.He wasdoing what he could to defend himself without attacking Jabari outright.I didn t know if Jabarihad noticed or if he just didn t care.At least Danaus had realized that we needed the informationfrom the Elder, and so wasn t trying to kill him.Yet, if this continued, he would have no choiceand one of them would end up dead.While Danaus was still kneeling on the ground, glaring at Jabari, I rushed over and stood in frontof the hunter.Rage now burned on Jabari s face, and I knew I had only seconds to get through tohim. Jabari, I have not betrayed you, I said, no longer trying to keep the fear out of my voice.Myhands trembled uncontrollably and my knees threatened to buckle. I made a mistake withCreate PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) Nerian, and if you wish to kill me for that, I accept my fate, but bringing Danaus here was not anact of betrayal.I want you to see how desperate we are.The naturi are coming again.If the sealis broken, they will destroy not only the humans, but the nightwalkers as well. Do not lecture me! Jabari s upper lip remained pulled back, and I fought to draw my gaze fromhis long fangs.He was going to tear my throat out if I didn t think of something. Danaus is a hunter, and yet he came to me looking for a way to stop the naturi.I remember solittle of that night, and I don t want to remember.I came here hoping to find you, needing you toreform the triad that stopped the naturi the last time. Behind me Danaus had risen and took one step forward, as if trying to move around me.Heapparently wasn t the type to let anyone protect him, but he was going to get himself killed beforeI could get any more information out of him.I sidled so that I was standing directly in front ofhim.Reaching back, I grabbed a wrist in each hand.He stiffened at my touch, but I could stillmove his arms.I pulled his right arm around my waist, his knife still clutched in his hand.I drewup his left arm between my breasts so his left hand was holding my right shoulder.If Jabari wasgoing to kill Danaus, he would have to go through me first [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]