Spider and Frost by Jennifer Estep

Author:Jennifer Estep [Jennifer Estep]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Gwen

TRY AS I MIGHT, I just couldn’t think of a way to take down Brayden and the other Reapers. At least, not without a whole lot of innocent people potentially getting hurt in the process. So I decided to bide my time, stick to my original plan, and wait for the Reapers to take me to the baggage car. Besides, every second Brayden wasted texting on his phone was another second for Logan, Daphne, and the rest of my friends to escape the Reapers’ trap, get past the rockslide, and come find me.

That’s what I kept telling myself, over and over again, instead of dwelling on the possibility that Logan, Daphne, and the others might already be dead.

An image of Logan lying by the side of the road, blood coating his chest, his eyes empty and fixed on the sky, filled my mind, but I shoved it away. Logan freaking Quinn was a Spartan and one of the best warriors in the mythological world. It would take a whole lot more than a rockslide and a Reaper ambush to kill him. Not to mention all the other smarts, skills, and magic that Daphne, Carson, Oliver, and Alexei had, along with Nickamedes, Professor Metis, and Coach Ajax. They were going to be fine. My friends were going to be just fine.

And if they weren’t fine . . . well, I would at least take down the Reapers who had a hand in hurting them—starting with Brayden, Winifred, and Rosie.

Brayden finally put his phone away. A couple of minutes later, Winifred stepped back into the car and jerked her thumb over her shoulder. Brayden nodded back at her, as did Rosie.

He grinned at me. “Time to find the pot of gold at the end of the Protectorate rainbow.” His grin faded away, and a cold light filled his eyes. “Get up and head toward the front of the car. And don’t try anything stupid, or I’ll shove this dagger in your back and watch you bleed out.”

Once again, I didn’t have a choice, so I reached over and grabbed my messenger bag. I slung the strap onto my shoulder, making sure that Vic’s hilt was within easy reach of my right hand. Rosie stood up, stepped out into the aisle, and backed up. Brayden clamped his hand around my upper arm again, then hauled me to my feet.

I glanced around, but the other passengers were busy talking, admiring the scenery, and taking photos with their phones and cameras. Rosie gave me a cold look, her hand darting into her coat and curling around the hilt of the sword belted to her waist. Like Brayden, she wouldn’t hesitate to gut me if I didn’t do exactly as the Reapers commanded.

“Come along, baby,” Brayden crooned for the benefit of anyone listening. “Let’s go see what the view is like from another car.”

Baby? Ugh! I glared at the Reaper. My fingers curled into a tight fist, and I had to resist the urge to punch him in the face.

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