Wish Quartet: The Complete Series by Elise Kova & Lynn Larsh

Author:Elise Kova & Lynn Larsh [Kova, Elise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949694031
Publisher: Silver Wing Press
Published: 2019-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Draw Straws

AT ONCE UPON arrival in the briefing room, the atmosphere felt different. If not because of the nearly palpable concern spreading like dust over every corner, then because Pan, for the first time, was seated at the head of the table. Jo looked at her in confusion, locating Snow at once as if doing so might make sense of the anomaly. But he was in an unusual seat, pushed just slightly away from the table, at Pan’s right. He refused to look at anyone or anything, eyes glazed over and staring down the hall as if he could see past the Four-Way, into the common area, and to the mountains beyond.

“Kind of you two to finally join us,” Pan purred, hands coming into graceful contact with the table as she leaned forward. Her eyes shone a bright red to match the ribbon at her neck, and the pupils shifted between thin, cat-like lines, and blown-wide circles. Jo couldn’t help but shudder under the eerie woman’s gaze.

Jo opened her mouth to argue, possibly even question her position at the helm of their sinking ship, but the feel of Nico’s hand tightening around her wrist kept her silent. When she looked over at him, Nico looked near to shattering, eyes not on her but touch desperately clinging. She figured it wasn’t worth the unnecessary fighting, not after all they’d already lost, so she bit her tongue and followed Nico the rest of the way to the table.

Wayne saw them approach and, without even needing to be asked, removed himself from his chair, settling into Jo’s so she could stay at Nico’s side. She hoped her soft smile in his direction conveyed as much gratitude as she felt.

“So!” Pan got started without preamble, clapping her hands loud enough that at least half the room couldn’t help but jump, the other half wincing in sympathy. “Where should we begin?” She tapped red-tipped fingernails against the polished table and the whole area exploded in swirling colors and shapes. When it settled, a glitching image of Mt. Fuji stood before them; one second the volcano was inactive, the next frozen in mid-eruption, and back. Beneath the grotesque visual reminder of their oncoming failure was a ring of various timestamps.

As Jo watched the rest of the team glance first at the numbers, then at their own respective watches, she realized what Pan was trying to display. Jo ran a finger over her own wristband, a number illuminating that perfectly matched one of the six beneath the volcano’s magical visage.

“None of you have enough time left,” Pan continued once it seemed as though everyone had begun to catch on. “And even if you did, the window of opportunity is closing and Snow has already reset time by destroying the world of possibility and expending that allotted amount of magic. He can contribute no more to this wish.” The usual lilt to her voice, mischievous and playful, had given way to something heavy and serious, something clearly meant to be intimidating.

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