The Demons Of Olympus by Cynthia D. Witherspoon

Author:Cynthia D. Witherspoon [Witherspoon, Cynthia D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Next Chapter
Published: 2021-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

We were back in Los Angeles the next morning before noon. Cyrus knew better than to suggest we return to the condo first. He drove straight to UCLA without saying a word. I was grateful for his silence as I sat next to him, clutching the wooden box in my lap as if it were a matter of life and death.

It was. Just not for me.

I made a quick call to Joseph at the office. When I told him Elliot would be waking up as soon as I could get to the hospital, he promised to meet me there. Elliot’s father may have been manipulative and distant, but no one could question the dedication he had to his son.

“Joseph is going to meet us there.” I told my keeper. “He wants to see Elliot the moment he wakes up.”

Thirty minutes later, Cyrus pulled up to the entrance of the hospital. When I went to get out, he snagged my hand to keep me in my seat.

“Eva, promise me something.” My keeper looked pained. “Promise me you won’t do anything so foolish again. No matter whom you may lose.”

“You know I can’t make that promise.” I squeezed his hand. “I’m a hero, remember? I’d even try to save your mean self if you were ever in danger. Comes with the job description.”

“Go.” Cyrus offered me a small smile. “Save your friend, Sibyl.”

I jumped out of the car then rushed inside. Elliot had been here for a week now, suspended between this world and the next. It was a week too long for my liking.

“She’s here.” Joseph Lancaster shut off his cell phone as he greeted me at the door. “I trust all went well in Chicago?”

“Yes.” I nodded. “I’ll tell you all about it later. I have to get this to Elliot.”

“A box?” Joseph opened the door and held it for me. “I don’t understand.”

“I don’t either. The Erinyes promised the gem inside would return him from the Underworld.” I ignored the disbelief on his face as I sat the box down on the table by Elliot’s bed. “We just have to believe this will work.”

I pulled down the bed sheet covering Elliot before reaching around him to untie the hospital gown from around his neck. With Joseph’s help, we lifted him up just enough so that I could remove just enough of the thin cloth to expose his chest. Then, I turned to the box I had almost died over. No, not the box. I had risked my own life for the soul it contained.

I pressed my thumbs against the bronze clasp to release the lid. A single crystal gleamed in the sunlight filtering through the window. I lifted it with the care one would reserve for a child before placing it over Elliot’s heart. I held my hands over the crystal as it began to vibrate.

Nothing else happened. There was no flash of light. No gasp of breath from the figure in the bed. I felt a familiar fear grip my heart.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.