Illusions: A Grace Murphy Novel by Nicole Hamlett

Author:Nicole Hamlett [Hamlett, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

When I opened them again, the sun had dipped over the horizon, and the sky was a riot of violets, purples, oranges, and reds. "Crap, how long was I asleep?"

Nemesis fed sticks into the fire then shifted to look at me. "Not long. You needed the rest, though. It's only been about an hour or so. The sun goes down fast here. How are you feeling."

"Like I got run over by a dump truck, but still kicking."

I pulled my last bottle of water from my bag and twisted the top. We'd need to find fresh water soon. With any luck, whatever Diana had dosed us with, would kill off any microbes that would give me the runs. On top of everything else, I could not handle diarrhea right now.

"That's good. Are you hungry? I've got some food, and this as good a place as any to eat. I don't think we should stay here though past dark."

I crouched down and cradled my head in my hands. My titanium shields had gone up as soon as she'd admitted that she could read minds. They were reinforced now. I didn't want to telegraph my thoughts, now more than ever. I had to focus on one thing at a time, or I'd go mad with the weight of it.

I looked to where Drew had been resting, but he was gone. I scrambled to my feet and looked around. "Where's Drew?"

"He went to take care of necessary business." She waved a hand toward the forest and shrugged.

I stared at her blankly before I realized what she was trying to tell me. "Oh. OH!" I blushed and disguised it with a stretch.

A tiny spark of doubt flared to life in the back of my head. Was Drew doing his business or had she killed and buried him? She couldn't kill me until the Rift was open. The tracking device my mom had implanted would send out a different signal if I were dead. She'd be much more cautious opening a Rift here in that case. No, Nemesis would wait for me to open the Rift and then kill me if that was her plan. She could teleport out of Olympus as soon as she stepped through and we'd never find her.

I shook my head. One thing at a time! I couldn’t let my brain start whirling now, or we’d never make it. I needed to know more about Hecate, and the person with the best information was standing in front of me. But the question remained, how far could I trust her to tell me the truth. My internal debate raged on for several more minutes. Finally, I came to the obvious conclusion that I wasn't leaving the planet without destroying that barrier. I could deal with the Nyx situation later.

Unfortunately, I'd worked myself up into a full-blown panic attack when I heard the bushes behind me rustle. I whirled around and called in one of my kukri. I don't know who was more surprised, Drew or myself when I thrust the blade up under his chin.

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