Theta (Omega Series Book 2) by Lizzy Ford

Author:Lizzy Ford [Ford, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Captured Press
Published: 2016-08-28T16:00:00+00:00

I stood in the Oracle’s caverns beneath the compound. My future body was there, frozen in place. The glass of her protective bubble had been lifted, and I was touching Cecelia with one hand. Unnerved to see myself, I circled me. I didn’t appear to be a gummy statue, but I wasn’t animated, either, as if my body was here and my mind was elsewhere. The alternate plane? Another vision? I didn’t know.

“They breached the walls,” an unfamiliar voice said quietly.

Turning, I peered into the darkness engulfing the back part of the caverns, where I’d had my brain surgery weeks ago.

“Do whatever you have to in order to keep everyone out of here,” Lantos said. His features were pale and for once, he wasn’t amused or smiling or pleased. He clutched his hands behind his back and stood a short distance from my inanimate body.

The soldier who warned him left, and the soft sound of the elevator door sliding closed was all I heard.

Recalling Lantos’ assertion that there were clues and hints in my visions, I circled myself again then walked around him before striding to Cecelia.

What was happening between Cecelia and me? Who breached the walls?

“Is it working?” Lantos asked.

I looked around, not spotting the small frame of Tommy until he emerged from the shadows.

“I don’t know,” Tommy replied. “Thanatos can’t hear me right now.”

“Then I guess we wait.”

“For what?” he asked, looking up at Lantos.

“Betray them all, die a hero,” Lantos said almost too quietly for me to catch. “We wait for someone to murder me.”

“Okay.” Tommy said nothing, and his eyes returned to Cecelia. It didn’t surprise me that the son of Theodocia and Niko seemed comfortable with the concept of murder, though I did pity him for not having the innocent childhood Herakles had tried to give me.

“You know what to do when that happens?” Lantos asked with a tight smile at Tommy.

He nodded.

Nothing in what they said or within the scene in front of me gave me any kind of insight into what I needed to know about this vision. Did I want this to happen, or was I supposed to work to prevent it? When was this supposed to occur? Why was I touching Cecelia? For an energy transfusion?

How was I supposed to determine any of this?

I began circling Lantos and Tommy, my mind full of questions. Where was Theodocia? Why was I down here? Why were they? What in Hades was a twelve year old child supposed to do, who would murder Lantos, and why were Tommy’s parents allowing him to hang out with such an untrustworthy character as Lantos?

Before I could circle them completely, the scene changed suddenly.

I squinted beneath the blinding midday sun. The breeze felt of fall – cool where the sun was warm. Explosions ricocheted in the distance, and the report of gunfire was close.

“We have until dusk. No longer,” said a familiar voice behind me.

Herakles! I whirled, thrilled by the idea of seeing him in my vision. He stood with a small group of people behind me.

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