Page 22 of Poseidon's Trident
They don’t like each other, but I have a gut feeling Thad is going to have a huge role in this mission and Jayden isn’t going to like it one bit.
“Yeah, I’m guessing drama will unfold. I hope it doesn’t because we don’t have much time, but it’s inevitable, isn’t it?” I ask and Raven nods. “That’s what I thought.”
“There’s nothing we can do, B. We haven’t been along the coast or seen many sea monsters. Thad will be a serious help.” Raven groans. “Can they at least try to get along?”
I don’t even know if they can get along for a second, let alone during a mission. This is going to be interesting.
“Let’s hope they can or the world may end.” Raven eyes me.
I can’t help the grimace I shoot her. If we can’t do this, volcanoes and tsunamis will decimate our world and whoever is behind this will finally win. We can’t let that happen. Not ever.
6
The cool rain is a relief when we leave the forges behind. Thad is a little worse for wear when we walk outside. His face is pale and his shoulders are slumped.
“That took a lot out of you, didn’t it?” I ask him.
“I don’t think I’ve ever used that much power before. There is something seriously wrong going on here.” He shakes his head.
“We need to look for the headmistress.” Jayden stomps past me.
He’s acting like an ass. I don’t understand what’s wrong with him. Anytime I talk to Thad, he scowls and barks at people.
“That’s what we’re doing, Jayden,” Raven sings.
The trees block out most of the downpour from the rain but we’re all still soaked by the time we get to the quad.
“Be on guard for Cross,” I say as we reach the admin building.
Thad tilts his head to the side in question. “Why are we on guard for Cross?”
“He hates it when we go inside the admin building. He thinks we’re snooping for something every damn time,” Raven grumbles.
I scan the hall as we rush inside. It’s dark and gloomy. I hate when the place is empty and the shadows flicker along the sconces on the walls. It’s creepy.
A door creaks down the hall and we all freeze. Raven opens a door to a conference room as quietly as she can and we all rush inside to hide from whoever is making their way to us.
The door is cracked open so whoever it is doesn’t hear the click and find us and a voice I don’t recognize fills the quiet.
“I have sent her to your people three times now and none of them were successful. What makes you think this will be any different?” The voice is agitated.
I creep to the crack in the door, but the floor creaks beneath me and I flinch. Shit. Who are they and what are they talking about? I turn to the others with wide eyes. The voice quiets for a long minute. I think whoever is there is going to open the door and find our hiding spot, but their steps continue down the long hallway.
“Who was that?” I whisper.
“I don’t know,” Jayden says with a frown. “What were they talking about?”
“I think they just confirmed our suspicions all along. Someone at the academy is helping the person responsible for all the chaos.” I widen my eyes.
“How do you figure?” Jayden asks.
“You heard what they said. ‘I have sent her to your people three times.’ They were talking about me.” I shiver with unease.
Who was that and who were they talking to? I wish the floor hadn’t creaked or I may have gotten a good look at them. Someone at the academy clearly wants me dead.
“Let’s go talk to Rebecca.” Jayden wraps his hand around mine and squeezes it.
We creep out of the conference room and make our way to Rebecca’s office but she isn’t there.
