Legacy of the Lost by Lindsey Fairleigh

Author:Lindsey Fairleigh [Fairleigh, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rubus Press
Published: 2019-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

21

I sat in the chair by the little table, wound cleaned and sewn up, and arm bandaged. Raiden had already disposed of the bloody T-shirt and towel, and he’d repacked his first-aid kit and returned it to his backpack.

The only things left on the table now were a glass of water and a half-eaten chocolate chip granola bar. This was my second glass of water, and I was slowly working my way through the granola bar. I knew I needed to eat to replenish all the blood I’d lost, but I just wasn’t hungry. Probably a side effect of losing all that blood . . .

Raiden stood at the room’s single window, staring out through a tiny crack between the curtain and the wall. Even just standing there, he clearly favored his wounded knee.

“Why don’t you sit on the bed,” I suggested. “Prop your leg up . . .”

“It’s fine,” he said without looking away from the window. “Just a flare up.” He glanced at me, offering me a half-assed smile, a faint curving of his lips that never touched his eyes, then returned to staring out the window. “It’ll feel better once the ibuprofen kicks in, and it should be good as new by morning.”

“Not if you don’t rest, it won’t,” I grumbled.

Raiden either didn’t hear me, or was ignoring me.

I tore off a piece of the granola bar and popped it into my mouth. Raiden’s a big boy, I thought as I chewed; if he says he’s fine, then he’s fine.

I swallowed the bite. “I read online that the wait to get into the Vatican is super long,” I said. I took a couple sips of water, then broke off another piece of the granola bar. “We should probably head over to the shop first thing so we can get in line at the Vatican before they open the gates.”

“We’re not going,” Raiden said, voice remote.

“What?” I blurted, spitting out a tiny chunk of granola. I wiped it off the table with a quick swipe of my hand. “Of course, we’re going.”

Raiden turned away from the window and crossed his arms over his chest. Somehow, that gesture made his shoulders appear even broader. He already cast an imposing figure, but this only enhanced it. “No, we’re not.”

I opened my mouth, sitting up straighter and sucking in a breath to argue.

Before I could start, he continued, “The situation has changed, Cora—the Order knows we’re here. They’ll be waiting for us. They’ll be expecting us. The second we pass through those gates, we’re as good as dead.” He laughed under his breath. “Well, I am, at least. You, their prize alien—” He frowned and shook his head. “Who knows what they’ll do with you. Lock you up . . . dissect you . . .” He raised one eyebrow. “Nothing fun, I’m sure.”

I shut my mouth, good hand balling into a fist.

“Find another way in,” Raiden said. “Because there’s no way I’m letting you get anywhere near those gates. If I have to tie you up to keep you away from there, I will.

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