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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—”

you.” She rose to her feett, stepping forward and kissing him hard enough for a blush to

neck to stop him from drinking it all in one go. She offered him some

head back against the

to be prepared to go as soon as he wakes up.” I

back,” she said, bending down to pet

the greenish tint to his skin. He was absolutely sick over the fact that Myla was leaving on a

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

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the group of men seated around Olly’s

mouth on his sleeve

with him?” he

Maeve and Myla into the jungle. Troy and

where they were,” he began, then righted himself, straightening

said quickly. “We need to get at least one of the engines

Myla before running back over to where the crew was congregating,

their heads bent in

gently as he 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 walking a few paces into the jungle, leaning on

the tree, “Please, I can’t lose

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 under the vines and

sun was still high in the sky as we continued

clearing, stopping to allow the wolves and Duck to drink from the creek. Duck was sniffing frantically, his nose leading him around a large rock

either Myla or Pete. They knew to follow Duck, however,

jungle to a wide, open valley of

We were past the jungle now. We couldn’t see mountains from

whine. Myla and Pete looked at each other, then sniffed the air, whining to alert

wind knocked out of my lungs

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

holding a variety of spears and long knives. They charged, driving Myla and Pete back

to my

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

fingers to my forehead, then took

bowed low, bending at the knees until

strange lilt to it as she

murmur passed

watching the woman as she tilted from side to side as though sizing me up. “Are they with

wolves?” she asked, and I

“Where are they?”

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will take you to

forcefully. Myla was growling at my side, drool dripping off her bared teeth. The woman took a step back, reaching up to remove

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