End Game by Hailey Edwards

Author:Hailey Edwards [Edwards, Hailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780349423395
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Published: 2020-04-22T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Light tapping noises roused me, fingernails on glass, and I kicked aside my cover. Squinting against the morning sun, I padded to the window to find Wu hovering there and flung it open wide.

The dark circles under his eyes were less pronounced, which was a good start. He had showered and changed into fresh clothes he must have bought in town. They were expensive, but not tailored. I bet he felt like a hobo.

A deep crease bisected his brow. “Have you checked in with the coterie?”

“Not yet.” I refrained from pointing out he had woken me from a dead sleep. “You?”

“I attempted to contact Thom this morning, but he didn’t respond.”

“He might have taken the nightshift. Did you try Maggie or Portia?”

Fingers tight on the windowsill, he swung himself in. “Neither answered.”

Cole, Miller, and Kapoor were out cold. That left one person. “Santiago?”

He shook his head.

After scooping my cell off the nightstand, I tried all of their numbers, including the White Horse app, but no one answered. I almost called Dad, but he was attached to Phoebe, and I didn’t want to worry him.

“We’re leaving. Now.” I yanked on clothes, threw on my pack, and burst into the living room to find Death and Janardan playing Monopoly. Piles of shells and sea glass appeared to be their preferred currency. “The coterie is incommunicado. Wu and I are heading back to make sure nothing has gone wrong.”

“I have the tablet.” Janardan removed it from a fold in his robes. “Please, let us know everyone is well.”

“I’ll do that.” I smiled at him, panic worming through my gut. “We need to iron out the wrinkles in our plan anyway.”

“Let us know what you decide.” Death inclined her head. “We can meet you inland or on Hart Island.”

That brought Wu up short. “Hart Island?”

“I’ll fill you in on the way,” I assured him before turning back to Death. “The island is more secure.”

“All right.” She stood, and everyone in the room rose with her. “We will begin our journey.”

“Do you have a place to stay? What about supplies? It will take us at least one day, maybe two to gather what we need before joining you.”

“We can catch our meals and sleep in the ocean. No one will see us, and the children will enjoy it more.”

“That works.” I didn’t mention her newest additions, and she didn’t elaborate. “I’ll contact you with an update soon.” On the porch, I jumped into Wu’s arms, startling him. “Giddyap.”

A lopsided smile touched his lips. “As you wish.”

He carried me down to the second step then thrust out his wings and reached for the sky.

Anxiety got the better of me, and I caught myself muttering, “Come on, come on, come on” under my breath. There was no good reason for the entire coterie to be unreachable. Half of them might still be sleeping, but the other half ought to be wide awake and monitoring their devices in the event I reached out to them.

Wu’s feet barely touched the roof before I twisted out of his grasp and jogged to the emergency stairs.

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