Page 34 of His Human Librarian

“No.” I look around at the walls of this cave and all the faces staring at me with worry. “I don’t remember how I got here or what’s happening.”

“Okay,” Rake says. “That’s enough for now. We’ve got to get the two of you out of here and down to the open ground where we’ve got a hovercraft waiting to take you to the med lab. Let’s go.”

I’m alonein the Fire Creek lab with Taylor Dumas.

My brothers and my parents and a whole group of Hyrrokin were here with me earlier, before I went under to complete the health plan. The shield is now gone and I’m resting and for some reason this beautiful, tired human is here with me when I awaken, and no one else.

“You are completely healed. How much do you remember now?”

She keeps asking me the same question. “I remember leaving my room and walking downstairs to my office and thinking of going into the library.”

“Was I there?”

I sit up to face her. “Yes, female, you were there. I asked if you wanted a drink and that is the last thing I remember. How long ago was that?”

“Two diurnals ago. Since then, we met up and rode out to the cave to find the artifacts you’d found and there was an earthquake. And…”

“And what?”

“You really don’t remember anything else?”

“No, did we find the tablets in this cave or are they destroyed?”

“Yes, we found them and the good news is that they are not destroyed. But we also…”

I stare at her because I’m having an odd reaction to this female. My body feels hot and ready to pleasure mate with her. Her lips and the curve of her breasts under her top are highly tempting. I don’t remember anything of the last two days, but on the other hand my body wants to touch hers.

She stares at me, questioning.

And I enjoy her natural scent in my lungs far too much, which is annoying because what I do clearly remember is that this is the female I was attracted to, but disliked. She was sent by the Antiquities Council and I disagree with their choice. I want Hugsen Blackstone on this project not some random human.

I stand up. “I’m ready to leave now. You must be tired.”

“I’m not tired. We slept a lot in that cave because I think we were both exhausted. I must’ve been tired too and trying to heal from bruising.”

I snort in response and stride for the door.

“Sten?”

I glance back at her, surprised at the obvious hurt and anguish on her soft features. There is no reason for this. “What is wrong?” I question. “Are you hurt?”

“No,” she whispers. “Not in the way you think.”

And then the door opens and my parents rush into the room and I lose sight of Taylor Dumas in the ensuing chaos of hugs and cries of relief.

Erid growls at me.“I cannot believe you went to that cave without me. You should’ve let me know you were leaving.”

I hand him a drink from my office cabinet. “How was I to know there would be an earthquake?”

“That’s exactly why you should’ve explicitly told someone you were going out there, because you need to expect the unexpected.”

“I don’t remember why I left.”

“The amnesia is still there? It hasn’t gotten any better?”

“No, it hasn’t. I can remember my whole life, I’m simply missing about two diurnals of knowledge, but it bothers me. It’s as if there’s something important during that time and I need to know but can’t.”

“Well, important things did happen during that time. I know that you rode out to the cave on your beasts with the Librarian. And then the two of you were stuck in that cave after the earthquake. She told us, which was confirmed in the med lab, that she used her med kit to heal a break in your arm and your leg.”

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