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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—”

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

had to hold him back by the scruff of his neck to stop him from drinking it all in one go. She offered

laying his head back against the sand and promptly falling

prepared to go as soon as he wakes

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

He was absolutely sick over the fact that Myla was

his ship or his crew when the storm hit.

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looking down the beach towards the group of men seated around Olly’s

mouth on his sleeve as he jogged over to

with him?” he

into the jungle. Troy and Robbie didn’t come

began, then righted himself, straightening his shoulders as he

of the men stay here,” Keaton said quickly. “We need to get at least one

back over to where the crew was

their heads

over and bile rising in my throat. I quickened

my forehead against the tree, “Please, I

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 under the vines and

been running for an hour, if not more, but the sun was still high in the sky as we continued deeper into the jungle, my ears popping as we

allow the wolves and Duck to drink from the creek. Duck was sniffing frantically, his nose leading him around

Pete. They knew to follow Duck, however, and I trusted their judgment in

followed Duck through the brush, the landscape changing from dense jungle to a wide, open valley of low brush and towering

in awe as we continued on. I was not expecting this. We were past the jungle now. We couldn’t see mountains from our camp on the

hour later. He looked around nervously, then began to whine. Myla and Pete looked at each other, then sniffed the

me off her back. I gasped, the wind knocked out of my lungs as I

as I sat up, reaching to rub the tender

driving Myla and Pete back into the brush. Duck

rose to my

surprise, they did. They were all oddly dressed and wore masks that varied in shape and color. A murmur passed

and touching three of her fingers to my forehead, then took them away, tightening her

bending at the knees until she touched

she said, her voice carrying a strange lilt to

passed

from side to side as though sizing me up. “Are they

asked, and

“Where are they?”

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will take you to

off her bared teeth. The woman took a step back, reaching up to

same symbol on