Secret of the Ankhs: A Maggie Edwards Adventure (Maggie Edwards Adventures Book 2) by Nellie H. Steele

Author:Nellie H. Steele [Steele, Nellie H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Novel Idea Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Maggie stared at the tent’s sole occupant. She narrowed her eyes. Her face set in a scowl, she crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. Tarik, Henry and Ollie stood in a row behind her.

“I can’t believe you didn’t tell her,” Tarik whispered to Henry and Ollie.

“If looks could kill…” Ollie breathed.

“That girl would be dead,” Henry finished.

“Hello, Emma,” Maggie said, ice in her voice.

Emma matched her stance. “Maggie,” she responded, her tone as icy as Maggie’s.

“Still here, huh?”

“Yep.”

“I thought you said the tomb was secure,” Maggie called over her shoulder.

“It is,” Ollie assured her.

“Not with a traitor in our midst. They won’t have to storm the place; Emma will just hand it over!”

Emma rolled her eyes. “Oh, give it a rest, Maggie.”

“Me? I’ll give it a rest when you…”

“LADIES, PLEASE!” Ollie shouted. “We’re all on the same side here…”

“That’s questionable,” Maggie murmured. Ollie shot her a glance. She tightened her lips, lowering her eyes.

“As I was saying, we’re all on the same side here. We must work together to find that third ankh.”

“About that,” Emma began. She pushed several objects on a nearby table to the edges, revealing a schematic of the tomb. “I’ve been over this and over it. I’ve searched this schematic. I’ve explored the tomb. Scrutinized every inch of ANYTHING that could lead to a chamber.”

“And what did you find?” Ollie inquired as he studied the schematic.

Emma shrugged her shoulders and held up empty hands. “Absolutely nothing.”

“Or she found the ankh and gave it to her friends,” Maggie mumbled.

Emma spun her head to face Maggie. “That’s a cheap thing to say,” Emma spat back at her.

Maggie shrugged her shoulder nonchalantly. “If the tacky shoe fits…”

“Oh, sorry, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon so I can wear my designer kicks around the dig site. Some of us have to WORK to get anywhere, we’re not just handed things.”

“And some of us have to be honest and not sell out our friends!” Maggie stamped her foot on the ground at Emma.

“I didn’t sell out my friends, I…”

“Yes, you did!” Maggie interrupted. “You were ready to leave us to die…”

“ENOUGH!” Ollie roared. “That is enough out of both of you. If you can’t learn to get along, one of you is going to have to leave.”

Maggie set her jaw and stood her ground. She crossed her arms and glowered at Emma. “I’m not going anywhere.”

“Neither am I,” Emma replied as she raised her eyebrows at Maggie. The two glared at each other.

“Then you’d better learn to get along.”

“Fine,” Maggie replied.

“Fine,” Emma repeated. “Now, as I was saying, since I am the one who works here and has the BEST knowledge of the tomb, I haven’t found any clues about where we could have missed anything.”

Ollie stared at the tomb’s map spread on the table. Henry and Tarik joined them. Maggie approached the table, positioning herself opposite Emma.

“Find anything yet?” Charlie asked as he entered the tent with Piper.

Ollie sighed. “No. We were just going over the map, but we’ve found nothing new.

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