Page 130 of Poseidon's Trident
I roll over into Jayden and rest my head on his chest. I could eat an entire cow and sleep for a week.
“Beth, you’re back,” Kira yells as she sprints toward us.
“We are. Is the volcano stable?” I ask as I sit up on my elbows.
“It is. Whatever you did to stop it, worked. You saved us all, again.” Kira grins.
Dax stands at her side. A grin spreads over Dax’s face as he pulls Kira to him. They are absolutely adorable and I grin at my friends.
“We don’t have to worry?” I lean back against the ground again and stare up at the sky.
We did it. We saved the academy once again and stopped the crazy storms. The dark clouds roll away, letting the sun shine through for the first time in I can’t even remember when. How long has it been since we had the sun warm our skin at the academy?
“No, we’re all good, Beth. You guys did it again.” Dax reaches out a hand to help me up.
“What about Claud?” I roll to my feet with Jayden by me.
He wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me to him before kissing my temple. I don’t know how I ever thought he would choose a stupid fucking flower over me. This mission was fucked and more treacherous than we ever had before, but we got some much-needed information for the days to come.
We know who’s behind the monsters coming back and why. We know that my evil stepmonster is behind everything. What we do with that information is the question.
“We need to find Rebecca.” I scan the forest where Poseidon dropped us.
“No one has been able to find her for days,” Kira says.
“What do you mean?” I ask.
Where the fuck is Rebecca and why hasn’t anyone seen her? Is she on the wrong side? Is she on Hera’s side after everything? What are we going to do?
“I’m here,” Rebecca says as she storms toward us.
“Where have you been, Headmistress?” Kira asks. “We needed you. We thought we would have to evacuate.”
“I was called away. You don’t get to question me, daughter of Hephaestus.” Rebecca raises an eyebrow at Kira.
“What the hell is going on?” I ask. “You’re the headmistress. You’re on our side, right?”
Electricity fills my palms as I square my shoulders. What’s going on with Rebecca? She’s always been here for the demigods at the academy. Is her godly parent on Hera’s side? Am I going to have to fight against the headmistress of the academy?
“Rebecca? What’s going on?” I ask, stepping in front of everyone.
Something isn’t right here. Why is Rebecca acting like this? She was the one so angry about students having to help the gods and not being able to offer us protection.
“The gods are divided and I’m not sure where anyone stands.” Rebecca folds her arms over her chest.
“I know where I stand. Where do you?” I ask.
“You stand with the misogynistic rule of Zeus?” Rebecca scoffs.
Chiron canters up behind her and nods to me. I just hope he’s on our side because I don’t think we can stop the war at the academy if everyone is at odds with each other, and I have no idea who the fuck will take over the academy if Rebecca abandons us for Hera and her stupid games.
“My father has never tried to kill me, Headmistress, but apparently Hera has been trying to kill me since I turned eighteen and everyone found out I existed,” I say.
“What?” Jayden asks.
“The monsters are all her doing, Jayden. Even when you were hanging out around the bar and following me home from work, that was her. My mother is dead because of her.”
“Who is your godly parent?” Jayden steps in front of me. “We know who is trustworthy at this point and who isn’t based on their godly parent.”
