Hourglass Door Trilogy 02 - The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum

Author:Lisa Mangum
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Spiritual & Religion
ISBN: 1606418939
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Published: 2010-05-04T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter

15

Natalie whistled low, under her breath. “Okay, this conversation is officially over. I don’t have a clue what you guys are talking about, but killing someone is out of the question.”

I couldn’t look away from V’s dark eyes. Conflicting emotions stormed through me. Instinct said no, with horror, but my anger leaped at the chance to say yes.

“I thought you guys couldn’t be killed,” I said slowly. “I thought that was one of the benefits of having gone through the door a second time.” I nodded at the gold bands around V’s wrists, winking from the dark cave of his sleeves. They were identical to the ones I’d seen wrapped around Zo’s arms.

“The only person who can kill a master of time is another master of time,” V said.

“So why do you need my help? You’re as strong as he is. Why don’t you do it yourself?”

V’s mouth turned down. He leaned forward, wrapping his hands around the posts holding up the headrest. “I’ve tried. More than once. But every time I get close, he slips away. I need you to help me get close to him. That’s all. Just a chance to get close to him.”

Natalie started the car. “Seriously, guys. We’re done talking about this.”

“I’d be the bait?” I asked in disgust.

“I’m the bait,” V said, shaking his head. “You’d be the trap.”

“What?”

“He’ll come for me, but he’ll stop for you. And when he does, then you can hold him in place.”

“And why would he come for you?” I asked, cautiously.

“Because he doesn’t take betrayal lightly,” V said, slumping back into his seat. “Especially from those he was close to.”

I knew that was the truth. The last person who had betrayed Zo had been Leo, and Zo had repaid him by implicating Dante in his traitorous conspiracy and sentencing them all to a trip through time.

“He’s hunting you, isn’t he? That’s why you wanted to leave Helen’s. It wasn’t because you were afraid for me. You were afraid for you.”

V looked out the window and pulled his sleeves down over his wrists. “You said I’m as strong as he is, but you’re wrong. I’m not. I don’t know if anyone is. Maybe if Tony was here, we’d have a chance to stop him together. But he’s gone and I don’t know where he is. I’ve tried to find him, but I can’t. I’m the only one left.”

I knew where Tony was, but I hesitated to tell V. There was nothing Tony could do to help. As it was, I’d be lucky to save Dante. No, I told myself. Don’t think that. You will save him. You will.

“What did you do?” I asked quietly.

V shrugged. “I told him no.”

“That’s all?”

“That was enough.” V sighed and ran his hand through his hair. “He has been targeting you—”

“Yeah, I noticed.”

“—and he wanted me to do something that would hurt you. To test my loyalty, he said. I said no. I walked away.”

My blood turned to ice. “Why would you do that for me? You hardly know me.

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