Chapter 130: Time Flies

Carla

Leaning against the wall, Carla squinted at the smudged writing on the scroll. The snake birthmark on her wrist had turned a darker red. She couldn't stop now as her time faded away with every second, yet soon her vision blurred, and her butt began to fall asleep from her sitting in that position for so long. She shifted, but soon she drifted off until her hand hit the marble beneath her.

She awoke with a start. The temple was quiet except for her breathing, the library room filled with scrolls dark as shadows lined the corners of the room. What time was it? She crawled to her handbag and removed her cell. The blinding light read two a.m. Where the hell is Ty?

She turned on her cell phone's flashlight app and left the chamber. Next door she discovered a bathroom sporting a marble tub that conjured images of her and Ty washing each other. Her mouth was parched.