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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 blush to rise to my own cheeks. I looked away, giving them a moment of privacy as

hurt, but he 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

his head back

go as soon as he wakes up.”

down to pet Duck

Keaton a tight nod, noticing the greenish tint to his skin. He was absolutely sick over the fact

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

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and looking down the beach towards the group of men seated around Olly’s cooking fire, plates of fish in their

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

wrong with him?”

into the jungle. Troy and Robbie didn’t

himself, straightening his shoulders as

men stay here,” Keaton said quickly. “We need to

before running back over to where the crew was

walked away, their

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

forehead against the tree, “Please, I can’t lose him

I was gripping Myla’s fur for dear life, ducking under

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

from the creek. Duck was sniffing frantically, his nose leading him around a large rock face and into the dense brush, his ears

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

landscape changing from dense jungle to a wide, open

this. We were past the jungle now. We couldn’t see mountains from our camp on

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

the wind knocked out of my lungs as I hit

rub the tender bruise forming on my

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

to my knees, then rose to my full height, squaring my shoulders as

in shape and color. A murmur passed around the group, and then

out and touching three of her fingers to

knees until she

voice carrying a strange lilt to it as she spoke, “A youth, not yet in

passed through the

the woman as she tilted from side to side as though sizing

she asked, and

“Where are they?”

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I will take

side, drool dripping off her bared teeth. The woman took

The same symbol on the altar in the Temple of the White Queens. It was etched into her mask, right over her