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Chapter 46: Granddaughter of Willa

Chapter 46: Granddaughter of Willa

Maeve

“They should’ve been back hours ago.” i exclaimed, turning towards Myla, who was equally as concerned.

“They’re probably fine, Maeve,” Keaton said, but his eyes and posture betrayed him. He was getting nervous too, especially now that the sun was beginning to rise over the water.

“I’m going to go find them. They can’t have gone far,” I said with conviction, raising my hand to cut him off as he opened his mouth to argue.

“I’m going to-“Myla began, but Keaton rounded on her.

“No, neither of you are going anywhere,” he said firmly.

Cleo was watching the exchange nervously, wringing her hands.

“I’m going!” I said again, just as barking sounded from the jungle behind us.

I spun around as the dog, otherwise known as Duck, came sprinting onto the beach, his ears flat against his head and his body trembling with fatigue.

“Goddess!” Myla cried as Duck nearly slammed into us, laying down on his side.

“I’ll go get him some water,” Cleo said hurriedly as she turned and quickly walked away.

I knelt beside Duck, stroking his back.

“What’s wrong?’

“Danger,’ he said, closing his eyes as he panted, his tongue lolling in the sand.

“Where?

*Follow,

“Rest now,’ I said to him, continuing to stroke his fur. I looked over my shoulder in the direction he had come, a chill running up my spine as the jungle seemed to whisper menacingly in the breeze.

“Did he talk to you?” Myla asked, her eyes full of worry.

I nodded, looking up at Keaton. “He said ‘danger.’ He’s exhausted. Something happened out there.”

* Aye, I can see that.” Keaton crossed his arms over his chest, looking from Duck to the Persephone. And then, he looked at Myla.

“I can’t leave the ship with Robbie and Troy gone. I just can’t-”

“I know, I understand why.” Myla said softly, a knowing smile touching her lips.

“The crew, Myla—”

to her feett, stepping forward and kissing him hard enough for a

was desperately thirsty. Cleo returned with the water and had to hold him back by the scruff of his neck to stop him from drinking it all in one go. She offered him some food, and he ate it, licking her hand in

he said, laying his head back against the sand

as soon as he

my back,” she said, bending down to pet Duck on the

was absolutely sick over the fact that Myla

his ship or his crew when the storm hit. He wasn’t about to,

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looking down the beach towards the group of

plate down, wiping his mouth on his sleeve as he jogged over to us, looking

wrong with

Maeve and Myla into the jungle. Troy and Robbie

wondering where they were,” he began, then righted himself, straightening his shoulders as he nodded at

quickly. “We need to get at least one of

and Myla before running back over to

and Keaton walked away, their heads

slept. I walked up the beach towards my tent, my stomach turning over and bile rising in my throat. I quickened my pace, passing the tent and

against the tree,

Pete were sprinting through the trees, jumping gracefully over the massive roots that lined the jungle floor as they raced after Duck. I was gripping Myla’s fur for dear life, ducking

but the sun was still high in the sky as we continued deeper into the jungle, my

the wolves and Duck to drink from the creek. Duck was sniffing frantically, his nose

follow Duck, however, and I trusted their judgment in locating Robbie and

jungle to a wide,

we continued on. I was not expecting this. We were past the

to whine. Myla and Pete looked at each other, then sniffed the air, whining to alert me to some smell they were picking up on

reared, tossing me off her back. I gasped, the wind knocked out of my

filled the air around me as I sat up, reaching to rub the tender bruise forming on

us, holding a variety of spears and long knives. They charged, driving Myla and Pete back into the brush. Duck

then rose to my full

to my surprise, they did. They were all oddly dressed and wore masks that varied in shape and color. A murmur passed around the group, and then someone pushed through, a woman, her face hidden behind a mask made entirely of what

walked straight up to me, reaching out and touching three of her fingers to

until she touched the ground. The group

she said, her voice carrying a strange lilt to it as

passed through

as she tilted from side to side as

asked,

“Where are they?”

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I will take you

side, drool dripping off her bared teeth. The woman took a step back, reaching up to remove her mask. “I cannot

I saw it, the same symbol that had been painted all over the map. The same symbol on the altar in