Monster Among the Roses
I’d always sucked at giving up, even when I probably should have.
I stole into the library one last time for the day, bummed again.
On Saturday morning, though, I struck gold. Something sat on the sofa in exactly the same place I’d left my two gifts for Isobel.
Holding my breath, I drew closer to discover it was another dragon book: a mint-condition hardback copy of Eragon by Christopher Paolini. It had been popular when I’d been a teen, but I’d never read it.