The Ultimate Sacrifice (The Gifted Teens Series) by Talia Jager

Author:Talia Jager [Jager, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-05-18T04:00:00+00:00

Soon, Zane saw something scurrying off the trail. “I’ll be right back.”

We stood around while people going up the mountain passed us. I figured we looked pretty dumb just kind of standing there. A few minutes later, he was back. “That was a marmot.”

“What the hell is a marmot?” Mira asked.

“I dunno. Some big squirrel-looking animal.” He shrugged. “He said we need to go to Mirror Lake.”

“How far is that?”

“Four miles from the trailhead.”

“And how far in are we?” I asked.

“That sign we just passed, pointing out the different trails, was about a mile in.”

“Great.” Only three miles to go. I sighed. I pushed on ahead of them, knowing we needed to get there. My legs were already aching and I was hungry, but I wasn’t going to complain. We were here because of me; I had to get us there.

We hiked up quietly, each of us in our own heads, except maybe Auralee. She had all of us to entertain her. We stopped a few times for drinks and snacks. A middle-aged man was coming up past us. He stopped for a moment. “Take it one step at a time, kids. Slow and easy. That’s the only way to reach the top.”

“Thanks.” I nodded. If only we were just going to the top. If only we were normal kids on a normal hike. But no, we were trying to find a secret shaman who lived somewhere on this mountain and might or might not help us with our little demon problem.

Noe stayed quiet on the hike. She wasn’t a big complainer, but she grimaced a few times. I assumed something was bothering her. I had developed a pain in my side and each step hurt. “Hey, Auralee, what are those hikers in front of us thinking?” I had to talk about something or the pain would drive me nuts.

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