Hector by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Goodreads: 48591630
Published: 2019-10-26T00:00:00+00:00

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Myrtle awoke with a jolt. She wasn’t sure how much later it was – and to be honest, she wasn’t sure how she’d even managed to fall asleep in the first place, given the noise and the bumpiness of the flight… but she supposed she’d had an exhausting day yesterday, and she was used to sleeping in some pretty uncomfortable places.

Ruby seemed to have taken a cue from her and was curled up in her arms, head resting on her hooves, her sides rising and falling in sleep.

Thank goodness, Myrtle thought. Maybe Ruby had exhausted herself sending out the blast of fear earlier. Or perhaps growing pegasi just needed their sleep. Either way, it was better for everyone that she slept through the remainder of the journey.

Myrtle looked around for Hector. He hadn’t moved from her side, but he wasn’t looking at her. Instead, he had his head slightly cocked to the side, a stony expression on his face.

Myrtle raised an eyebrow and lifted her hand slightly to get his attention, gesturing Everything okay? when he looked across at her.

In response, Hector’s frown only deepened, his eyes narrowing. He shook his head slightly.

Myrtle felt a chill run up her spine.

That was not the universal signal for everything’s fine, go back to sleep, honey.

Swallowing hard, Myrtle glanced uneasily at the men sitting across from them. They didn’t seem to be paying much attention to them, but who would know where their eyes were? They were hidden behind the black goggles of their helmets.

Hector’s hand pressed against her thigh, and she looked down to see him holding the phone he’d brought with him from the abandoned base. He had the notes application open, and there was text on the screen.

The way their bodies were angled shielded it from the view of the two men sitting across from them, and intuitively, Myrtle knew better than to make a big deal out of what she was seeing. She lowered her eyes, turning her head slightly, reading the text from beneath her lashes.

Problem

helicopt fling in rong direct

we need to get out

wait

Myrtle swallowed. She hoped the men across from them couldn’t see the way the blood had just drained completely out of her face. Despite the fact that it was obviously a quick, typo-riddled note, she understood it loud and clear. Something was wrong.

She glanced up at Hector, but he wasn’t looking at her. Instead, he was studiously staring at the wall. She felt his hand move, and when she glanced down again, there was more text for her to read.

checking

be ready

Myrtle barely had time to read what he’d written before he’d covered it with his hand again, and then, barely moving, he slipped the phone away.

The next thing she knew, Hector had cleared his throat, his voice crackling on her headset.

“So, where exactly are we going?”

The man closest to them swung his head around to look at them.

“We’re taking you back to HQ.”

Hector was silent a moment. “No, you’re not. HQ is in Sydney.

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