Fathom by L. L. Standage

Author:L. L. Standage [Standage, L. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moxie Jane Publishing
Published: 2021-03-21T22:00:00+00:00

“Oh, well done. Well done, indeed,” said Eamon when Calder and I got back to the house. “You’re not hurt, are you?”

“No, we’re fine,” said Calder, making his way to the kitchen. I, on the other hand, sat on the couch and rolled up my torn and bloodstained jeans to examine my skinned knees.

“Do you need a band aid?” Sam asked me in a quivering voice. Calder returned with a paper towel and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. He knelt down in front of me and tipped some alcohol on the paper towel.

“No, it’s fine,” I said, shrinking away, but he ignored me and placed the paper towel on one of my scrapes. I sucked in my breath as it stung. A lot. He continued to daub at it.

I didn’t get this guy. One minute he’s ignoring me, the next he’s holding my hand, then he’s rude and silent, but patching up my wounds?

“We had to leave the car at Old Town,” he said. “It’s probably been towed by now.”

I stared at him, distracted from the pain as he continued to nurse my knees. Samantha caught my eye with a grin. I looked away.

“That’s all right,” said Eamon, picking up the file where I left it on the couch. “We’ll go get it in the morning. I’m just glad we got this done and you two are okay.”

“Did the hat get lost?” asked Natasha.

“Sorry,” I said, wincing again as Calder cleaned my other knee. “You know, I can do that myself.” I reached for the paper towel. He brushed my hand away and dabbed at the scrape again. Ow. Was he enjoying this?

“There’s some gravel in this one.” He continued to gently brush at the scrape.

“I take it Linnaeus saw you again, Olivia,” said Walter. I nodded, blushing as Calder put band aids on my knees. Stop it, Liv.

“There’s nothing we can do about that now,” said Eamon as he moved toward the kitchen, thumbing through the file. “Let’s just take a look at what he’s up to.”

He laid the file on the kitchen counter. Everyone else gathered around. I rolled my jeans down and followed.

“Why would he have all of this on paper?” I asked. “Wouldn’t a computer file be more secure?”

“Computers can be hacked,” said Uther. He grasped the rabbit’s foot on his belt loop.

“And Linnaeus is old school,” said Eamon. He studied the first page. Everything was out of order from when the papers got scattered in the car. The first page had handwritten notes on it, notes that I’d begun reading in Linnaeus’s office, but didn’t get to finish.

New information: Pacific King called Llyr. Queen Hydria. One son, one daughter.

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