Bound (EG 6) by Naughton Elisabeth

Author:Naughton, Elisabeth [Naughton, Elisabeth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781483943343
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-03-23T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Demetrius flashed into the courtyard of the Argolean castle. Memories of seeing Nick and Isadora here the day before bombarded him, but he pushed them aside. Right now he needed to get to Theron.

“Hold up, D,” Orpheus muttered at his back.

He ignored Orpheus and headed into to the castle. At this hour—nearly six a.m.—the castle was quiet. Guards glanced their way in the main foyer but barely paid them any attention. He headed for Theron’s office.

Light spilled through the doorway into the darkened corridor. Voices echoed from inside. Theron’s and Zander’s.

He stepped into the room. Z and Theron were studying what looked like a map on a virtual screen near Theron’s desk. Both looked his way when his boot steps quieted.

“Well?” Theron asked. His gaze flicked from Demetrius to Orpheus at his back. “Anything?”

“More than you may want to know,” Orpheus muttered, stepping around Demetrius. “We just had ourselves a nice little chat with Epimetheus.”

“The Titan?” Zander asked. “How in Hades did you end up there? I thought you went to see about a witch.”

Demetrius moved into the room and told them about their visit with Delia and how that had led them to the elder god. When he was done, Zander’s shocked expression said it all.

“Skata,” he muttered. “And I thought Krónos was the one we had to look out for.”

“So did we. ‘Things are going well for you?’” Orpheus mocked in his best Zeus impersonation. “‘Here, bend over and I’ll fuck you in the ass a few times to liven things up.’”

Theron ignored his sarcasm. “We need to get to Titus and stop Natasa before its too late.” Urgency formed deep lines in his forehead. He looked back at the map. “Based on what little we were able to get from the portal’s records, we’ve narrowed it down to the western half of the US. Cerek and Phin are searching this area here—”

“Dad?”

The voice of Zander’s eleven-year-old drew their attention. Zander’s brow wrinkled with concern. “What are you doing up this early, son?”

Max rubbed his left eye. Blond hair stuck out all over his head, and his pajamas hung off his slim frame, looking two sizes too big. But the Argonaut markings visible on his hands proved he’d soon grow into his lineage. And since he was Zander’s son, and a descendent of Achilles, he’d grow into it well. “I couldn’t sleep. I went to see Mom, but she’s not in bed. I thought maybe she was with Aunt Isadora, you know, because of the baby and stuff, but she isn’t in her room either.”

A shot of unease echoed through Demetrius. Theron turned toward Zander. “Go find out if everything’s okay. D?”

Demetrius looked over. “Yeah?”

“Go with him.”

His heart pounded hard in his chest. He should. But so much else hung on finding Titus. He knew Isadora wasn’t in danger—because of the soul mate connection, he’d feel it if she was. Right now, he’d be far more help to her by finding Titus than on dealing with what had happened between them earlier.

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