Apollo's Protection by Anna Edwards & Claire Marta

Author:Anna Edwards & Claire Marta [Edwards, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00

Using dirt from the ground, we hurriedly put out the fire. Whatever is outside could be attracted to the light if it hasn’t already caught our scent. Another inhuman sound breaks the silence of the night beyond the mouth of our shelter. Louder this time. Closer.

A thin beam of light suddenly cuts through the darkness.

“I have a flashlight,” Eva whispers. “Come on.”

Apollo takes the lead, Eva in the middle while I follow behind them. Even though she has her powers, in this formation we can protect her if needed. We don’t know what we face ahead of us. I'm not sure being out in the wilderness of the island is better than the house. At least there we had food and a bed.

Memories of what Ambrose did to me rise to the surface, and I battle down a bout of nausea. Maybe facing a beast would be better than seeing the principal again. He was pure evil.

Fingers brushing over the rough rock wall, I follow the others with my ears straining for sounds behind us.

No one speaks.

We move as silently as possible.

Eva flicks the flashlight slowly from side to side when the tunnel eventually widens. A soft luminous glow emanates from farther along, and the sound of rushing water increases as we move steadily closer.

Eva makes a small sound of excitement.

Smiling, I feel it too. It's part of us … it’s who we are. That will never change. Just the thought of sinking into its coolness has my skin tingling.

Reaching a bend, Apollo moves ahead first.

“Wow!” I hear him exclaim.

Eva and I then turn the corner, and we both stop in our tracks.

Phosphorescent moss illuminates a cavernous grotto in blue. An underground waterfall cascades forcefully into a large clear lake below.

“It’s beautiful!” Eva utters, switching off the flashlight and stowing it in her pillowcase bag.

“We still need to be careful,” I point out. Although my expression’s unable to hide my own delight.

Apollo intently sweeps the scene with his eyes. “Look, there's a path cut into the rock. We can follow it down to the bank.”

“What about the creature from the cave painting?” Eva asks.

“Those paintings looked pretty old,” I tell her, curving my arm around her waist and giving her a squeeze. “The water’s clear, and there’s no sign of anything. It probably died a long time ago.”

Apollo hums in his throat. “Let’s stay alert, just in case.”

Using the wall for support, we scramble down the crude steps that have been chiseled into the rock face. Someone had gone to a lot of trouble to put them there. Such a perfect source of water must have been important to the natives of the island. I wonder where they are now? Slaughtered by Pluto and his minions? Or used for his insidious plans?

“Ouch.” Eva gasps, suddenly jerking up her foot. “The rocks are sharp on my bare feet.”

Crouching down, I check her sole and find blood seeping from a nasty cut. “I’ll need to wrap it in some material when we get to the bottom of the steps to protect it until it’s healed.

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