Secret Keepers: The Complete Series by Eve Jaymin

Author:Eve, Jaymin [Eve, Jaymin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-12-19T16:00:00+00:00

The journey back seemed faster. I got a good rhythm going with the branches, although I still had nothing on Chase. He was a ninja, silently moving through the trees. Star was fine; she didn’t even seem remotely tired. Marsil was practically carrying Emma by the time we reached the end, which was barred off by a bunch of leaves and branches. Through a few gaps I caught sight of the metal platform and the glowing transporter, but it was hard to see much else through the tiny spaces of the Galinta. It was getting late in the night as well, so it was only the light of the transporter illuminating the area.

Chase and Marsil were tall enough to see over the top of Emma and me, so we were all huddled closer together. Star stood back.

“I can’t see anyone,” I whispered, tilting my head to a new angle to see near the Royale area. Nothing there either.

Marsil shifted around. “I can connect better to the network here. Leights have very limited access. Let me see if there is anything obvious happening.”

He didn’t close his eyes, or touch anything, he just went very still and I could see that he was far away. His gaze unfocused … shifting off to the side of my head. After about two minutes of tense silence, he jolted minutely and then blinked. “I can’t see anything amiss. There are no signs of unauthorized travel. No other messages waiting for me.”

Chase squared his broad shoulders. “I’m going out to check the area. You all wait here.”

Marsil raised one eyebrow. “Yeah, that’s not going to happen,” he said. “We can go together.”

Chase shrugged. “Suit yourself.” He turned to us. “Are you okay with staying here? I don’t mean to treat you as weak or less. Women are warriors as well, but in this case Emma and Callie are very important, so more caution must be taken.”

I hugged him; he was good people. He returned my hug, a burst of warmth branding me before I pulled away.

“Thank you,” I said. “I can only speak for myself, but I’m okay with this. You know this world better than me.”

I might have powers now, but I was still a newbie in Overworld.

“Cool with me, too,” Emma said with a smile. “I’m deathly afraid of dying a gruesome death.”

Star laughed. “What an odd fear to have.”

Emma shrugged. “That’s me, irrationally afraid of things. Gruesome deaths, clowns, jogging, centipedes, and whatever the hell a mothball is.”

My face actually hurt I was smiling so hard. “I hate dolls,” I admitted. “Those creepy eyes always feel like they’re watching me.”

“Yes!” Emma cried. “Holy shit, yes, dolls are creepy as freak.”

We stopped joking around when Chase reached out and touched the branches – they parted for him. “We’ll be right back,” he said, stepping forward.

Star and Emma hugged Marsil, but I didn’t feel comfortable enough with him to do that. Chase – and Lexen – felt like the next best thing to Daniel. As Emma said, they were brother figures … family.

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