Page 36 of Zeus' Spark
“Rebecca, we figured you would find us before we left.” Jayden nods to her.
She hands him a black card before handing one to me and Raven as well. “That is for anything you may need on this trip. You each have one in case, gods forbid, you get separated. Good luck, you three. Classes have been canceled until you get back with the missing students.”
“Thank you, Rebecca,” I say, turning to Jayden’s car.
Raven is already hopping in the back, and I stick my tongue out at her when she winks at me. This is going to be a long, uncomfortable trip.
Jayden takes my bag from me and puts it in the trunk as I sit in the passenger seat. He pulls a face but doesn’t comment.
What did he expect me to do? Wait for him to open it for me?
Jayden never opened doors for me before, so why would I expect it now?
As we’re pulling out of the parking lot, the healer comes running from the school, waving us down. I open my window and look at the old man, confused.
“You have a habit of getting injured terribly.” The healer huffs, out of breath. “I have a couple healing supplies in here in case you are severely injured. Remember special circumstances only, and only three drops.”
I nod when I look in the bag and see the small bottle and the dropper, along with another jar of the burn cream he gave me earlier. “Thank you. This will probably be helpful.”
On a mission like this, those odds are exponentially higher that I will need at least one of those before the end of this trip.
The silence is tense as we pass through the wards. The buzzing from them never goes away. The sensation of millions of ants crawling over me makes me shudder as we pass.
“I hate that feeling,” I grumble.
Raven grimaces, leaning between the front seats and putting her elbow on my headrest. “Yeah, same, but they keep us safe when we’re on the other side of them. Well, safe-ish.”
“I’m really worried about what’s going to happen without us there.” I chew my lip.
“Who knows? With us gone, the monsters might stop attacking the school. They’ve been after you, right? Maybe kids will stop going missing, and the monsters will chase us instead.” Jayden says, and I raise an eyebrow at him.
“Did you think that through before you said it?” Raven snarks at him, and a giggle bubbles up my throat.
That doesn’t exactly give me the warm fuzzies either. I guess it’s a lose-lose situation we’re in.
It’s about forty minutes to Greyson’s pack territory, and the only sound is the radio turned down low.
“Centuries”by Fall Out Boyplays softly, and I grin as I reach over and turn it up just a little. It’s one of my favorites and reminds me of this brand new reality I’ve found myself in.
Later, when we round the bend and the pack lands come into view, dread pools in my stomach. Something is wrong, but I’m not sure what.
“Is that an earthquake?” I point out the windshield.
Trees are shaking in the distance, which looks super close to where Greyson’s pack lives.
Raven taps her fingers nervously on my headrest. “I don’t feel anything. Why are the trees shaking like that? Hey, Jayden, mind speeding up? Those trees are right by Greyson’s house. I’m sure of it.”
“I’m going the speed limit,” Jayden comments. “Just because we’re demigods doesn’t mean police can’t pull me over and give me a ticket.”
I roll my eyes.
For a son of Hades, he’s so straitlaced. You would think that Jayden would walk on the wild side a bit more because of who his father is, but no. He acts like he has a stick up his ass half the time.
“Jayden, I will pay the fucking ticket if you get pulled over,” Raven yells. “Something is wrong. Hit the fucking gas, bro.”
She’s panicking. She knows like I do there’s something very bad happening to the wolves right now. Something they won’t know how to fight.
“Fine.” Jayden slams his foot down on the gas, and we speed down the streets and come to a stop a few blocks from the pack house.
