Chapter 56

• The library sounded perfect, so I went downstairs. Flipping the light switch on, I breathed in deep and admired the shelves around me. It really was a perfect kind of place, I thought. Not the best ever, nothing like a classic library, but it was quaint and quiet and hidden away. The perfect spot for relaxing. It was a good place to think and prepare.
• Right now I just wanted to read, though. I did like the book I’d browsed through the other day, so I decided to look for the first. Kushiel’s Dart, I guess? I assumed Lucas had it, and it was probably somewhere by where the second book had been, but I didn’t notice it when I first checked. I walked over to the shelf, one of the ones in the middle, and scanned through the bindings looking for familiar script.
• Maybe it was on one of the bookshelves to the left or right? The one on the right was the shelf that swung open, the one that Lucas came through the other night. Quite a surprise, that; I hadn’t expected anything like it. I perused the shelves, looking for the book, and…