Betrayals in Spring (The Last Year, #3) by Leigh Trisha

Author:Leigh, Trisha [Leigh, Trisha]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2012-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15.

The next morning, I’m the first one awake. I roll over, stretching muscles rolled into tight balls from sleeping on the ground. Greer’s purple eyes are open wide, staring as though she’s sightless and reflecting nothing but abject terror.

Then I scream, and everyone else, including Wolf, struggles frantically to consciousness and to my side. We all stare at Greer.

She makes no attempt to move or to speak, not when we address her or touch her. Just stares.

“I Broke her.” Tears clog my throat. “I Broke her mind. I shouldn’t have gone in there, we don’t understand enough. Why did I think was a good idea?”

“Summer, stop.” Pax grabs me firmly by the shoulders, turns me to face him. It helps, not being able to see her blank expression. “We don’t know anything. Once we find cover somewhere, we can freak out and try to figure out what’s going on, but for now we need to pack up and leave. Quietly.”

He’s right. Screaming out here, with the Wardens so close on both sides, will be the death of us. I don’t know what we’re going to do about Greer. What I do know is that I’m done hiding. Once we locate the Underground Core, I’m never hiding again.

I don’t voice the sentiment to the boys, who will both disagree for safety’s sake. Instead I pull my hair down and run my fingers through the dirt, the benefits of yesterday’s shower long since worn off. “Pax, did you throw any shampoo in the packs? Or toothpaste?” I ask, trying to focus on what I can control.

“Um, toothpaste yes, shampoo no. I threw in a bar of soap, though.”

It’s better than nothing. “I’m going to wash up.”

Leaving Greer brings me both relief and instant concern, not that the boys won’t watch over her or come and get me if anything changes for the worse. I strip and lower myself into the freezing stream, letting the heat inside me flow out and warm the water to a bearable degree. The soap slicks my skin, and my hair hangs in sudsy clumps as my brain tries to untangle my feelings from what needs to be done.

We need to get Deshi. We need to figure out how to help Greer, and maybe Nat and Griffin, if they’re still alive. Maybe the boys think that the Sidhe and especially Nat aren’t our problem, but it doesn’t seem right to pick and choose who we try to steal from the Others’ death grasp. Still, Deshi remains the priority. Getting him will mean the difference between hope and failure.

I finish cleaning myself, getting dressed and then letting my hands warm as I run them through my hair. It’s dry in a couple of minutes, and for once my inherited ability to heat up brings a smile to my face. It does have a few convenient uses, now that I’m comfortable enough to experiment with it.

Lucas trades places with me, heading down to the creek to wash up, and Pax’s eyes light up at my improved appearance.

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