Page 106 of Poseidon's Trident
“Watch out,” Raven says. “It’s about time I was able to put my crazy strength to good use.”
The water is trickling in between the cracks in the huge boulders and I shiver as it chills my bones. I’m never going into the damn Pacific Ocean again after this mission. The cold burrows beneath my skin and I’m afraid I’ll never be warm again.
“Raven, you have to be careful,” Jayden says. “You could topple those rocks on her and water looks to be flooding the space.”
“I won’t let her drown,” Thad says. “I’ll do what I can to get the water out while Raven takes care of the boulders.”
“There’s a lot of water coming in,” I shout through chattering teeth.
If I’m becoming a goddess, shouldn’t I be immune to the cold? This is bullshit. I feel robbed as I stand in the water with no way to blast myself out of the rocks without electrocuting everyone. I would probably be fine at this point after my display of godly power, but my friends would not. So as the small crevice fills with water, I wait in silence for Raven to dismantle the dome.
“Her teeth are chattering,” Greyson says low in his throat. “She’s freezing. You need to hurry.”
“You can hear my teeth chattering?” I ask. “You really do have super wolf hearing.”
“She’s making jokes but she’s going to freeze in that water if we don’t get her out,” Greyson snaps.
Huh. I didn’t realize the puppy cares about me so much. It’s probably because the world would end and Raven would be devastated if something happened to me but it’s nice to know all the same.
“Aw, Greyson, you care about me living?” I shout through the rocks.
“You’re a pain in the ass but we couldn’t move forward without you and save the world, so yeah, I care, dammit. Someone get her out of there before she fucking dies.”
The rocks above my head rumble and debris rains down on my head. A small pebble smacks me in the forehead. “Easy, that isn’t exactly stable,” I growl.
“Sorry, B. The dome is pretty tall and I had to jump. I’ll get you out in a sec,” Raven says.
The cave shakes and Thad curses. “I think we have a problem.”
“What is it?” I yell.
“The cave is disintegrating like the one Medusa was in. I think we passed the trial but we have to move before we’re sucked into oblivion.”
The dome above my head rattles as the entire cave releases a tremor. Is the whole island going to disappear? Where will it go? I had a feeling it didn’t belong in the Pacific Ocean the second I saw it, and now we are going to be trapped on it or torn to shreds and thrown into oblivion. Fuck.
“Hurry, Raven,” I yell.
The power in my gut wants to come out. It wants to blast a hole in this stupid dome and rescue my friends from an unknown fate, but Raven is up there using her strength to get me out and my power is still electricity even if I’m ascending into a goddess. I could still electrocute myself and my friends if I’m not careful.
“I’m moving as fast as I can, B,” she shouts.
“Get down and everyone, get out of the cave. I’m going to try something.” It’s a long shot but if they can get to safety, I might have a shot at getting out of here myself.
“No,” Jayden yells. “I’m not leaving you here.”
“Jayden, I’m going to use my power and this won’t be the fun kind of shock,” I bellow back.
Would the overprotective male just listen to me one time and save himself? What the fuck?
“You won’t hurt me. I know you won’t. The others are leaving but I’m staying,” Jayden says.
“Like hell I am,” Raven barks. “I’m almost in the damn dome. I can do this.”
“We don’t have time,” Greyson says. “We have to move.”
“Go,” I call. “All of you. Greyson, Thad, if you have to force them, do it now, please?”
The power in my gut swirls with the need to escape before I’m sucked into gods know where. I need my friends safe but Jayden and Raven are too loyal and protective to leave me behind even if it will save themselves. I love them for it but I need them safe in the same way they need me safe.
