Page 54 of Taurus's Quest
“Argh!” He screamed his frustration to the sky before stomping back indoors. He stood within watching, waiting, praying.
“She’s alive,” Sage’s soft assurance.
He whirled. “Thank fuck. Stupid windstorm. I should have been halfway back to her already.”
“There is no point in returning to the gorge, for she is no longer there.”
His heart stopped. “What do you mean not there? Where the fuck would she have gone?”
“I’m afraid the enemy has taken her.”
“What enemy?”
“I’m afraid I didn’t see their faces.” Sage’s lips turned down. “And before you ask, I don’t know where they’ve taken her. In my brief vision, I saw Circe being placed on a helicopter parked atop a cliff.”
“It has to be the people Andreas was working with. But how did they know to find Circe in the gorge?”
“Seems more like ill timing. They likely went there seeking the plans for the device and came across Circe instead.”
He raked fingers through his hair. “They’re going to kill her.”
“If that was their plan, they’d have already done so.”
“What’s the point in taking Circe, though?”
A bellow echoed down the stairs. “Taur-us! If you’re there, come see me ASAP.”
“I do believe that is my husband bellowing for you,” Sage’s dry reply.
“Any idea why?”
She shrugged. “No, but I would guess it has to do with the current dilemma.”
“Gotta go.” He once more ran for the stairs, but this time, Tower proved kind and gave him a boost.
He didn’t bother knocking before entering Aries’ office, stating, “Circe’s been taken by the enemy.
“I know.”
“Sage told you?”
“What?” Aries appeared startled. “No. I found out through Libra.”
“How the fuck would Libra know anything about this?”
“Because he received a message at the shop. Here, look for yourself.” Aries handed over his phone, and Taurus scanned the texts sent by the other warrior.
Hey, boss, some dude came into the store and slapped a piece of paper on the counter and walked out. The note reads, ‘Have the starman from the maze bring the original Antikythera blueprints to the Ancient Agora at ten o’clock tonight or the woman dies.
“Shit,” Taurus hissed.
“Yes, it is quite the conundrum.”
At Aries’ statement, Taurus snapped his head and growled, “Like fuck it is. We need to give them what they want.”
“You’re not thinking clearly. One woman is not worth the possible eradication of humanity.”
Logically, Aries made a valid point. Billions of lives versus one. But this was Circe. “What would you say if it was Sage or Little Bean?”
