Page 1 of Poseidon's Trident
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“Ugh,” I glance out the window of my dorm.
The damn storms are still raging. It’s been weeks of strange weather. Ever since we came back from Sparta, storms have been raging.
“What are you thinking?” Raven asks from her spot spinning in my desk chair.
“I don’t know.” I flop back on my bed.
The new guy, Thaddeus, is the son of Poseidon. Could he have something to do with the storms or did we wait too long to realize there’s an actual problem with the weather? Maybe we should have left already to find the trident.
“I’m bored.” Raven groans. “I want to train but the wind is crazy out there.”
“You always want to train,” I chuckle.
“I’m Ares’ most powerful descendant, of course I do.” She continues spinning in my chair.
“Do not puke all over my floor.” I point an accusing finger at her and she stops spinning.
“I would never,” she scoffs.
“You’re going to make yourself sick.” I shake my head.
“I’m bored,” she repeats.
“You said that already.”
“I know, but like I can’t even see Greyson most days and I thought it would be different now that he’s on campus all the time because he’s gods touched and a danger to his pack out in the world,” she says.
“You would think Rebecca would be more lenient since we are all adults and the dorms are basically co-ed anyway.” I prop my head up on my hand.
“Nope, she found him a place in no-man’s-land. I would fight the evil little dryads again to see him, but he doesn’t want to rock the boat.” She uses air quotes with her fingers at the end.
“Wait, that gives me an idea,” I say and widen my eyes.
“Uh-oh. What can me complaining about how unfair Rebecca is being have given you thoughts in your devious brain?”
“A girls’ night. With Kira,” I say with a smirk.
She leans her elbows on her knees. “I’m still not understanding how your brain made the connection between the two.”
“She’s into Dax but he doesn’t understand normal social cues and basically is oblivious to the fact that she likes him.”
“And?” Raven asks. “I know there’s a point here somewhere, but you’re taking your sweet time getting to it.”
“I say, we have a girls’ night with Kira and devise a plan to get Dax to notice her.”
“This could all blow up in our faces, you know.” Raven drops her head down.
I spring up from the bed and round on her. “Are you being a voice of reason right now? Are you feeling okay?”
I reach for her forehead to see if she has a fever and she bats my hands away.
“I’m fine.” She rocks back in the chair to get away from me. “You think this will actually get him off your back?”
“That’s not why I’m doing it.” I cross my arms, glaring at my best friend.
“Sure, it’s not.”
