Seven Wonders Book 1 by Peter Lerangis

Author:Peter Lerangis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-03-24T04:00:00+00:00

As he reached for the phone, Bhegad shook his head. “Absolutely not. I sent you on a simple hike and you turned it into an alpine rock climb. You separated from Torquin and lost one of your closest friends. One of the Select. I plan to place you under the strictest house supervision!”

He shot us all an accusing glance, picked up the phone, and pounded a number. “Torquin? You are to assemble a search team, pronto. It will include you, me, and your three best people.”

A tear made its way down Aly’s cheek. Cass put his arm around her. As Bhegad moved to hang up the phone, Aly let out a sniffle.

“Now get out of here!” the professor shouted. But his voice had lost its bite and his glasses were fogging up.

None of us moved.

Bhegad’s eyes flickered briefly and he coughed. Yanking the phone back to his ear, he barked, “And, Torquin…you will include the three remaining Select…No, you do not have a say in this. And, no, Torquin, I do not believe they need to be taught a lesson. I will see you in a half hour, or I will force you to work for a full month straight…in shoes.”

I grinned. He wasn’t such a lizard after all.

“Thank you…” Aly said.

Professor Bhegad put the phone down and hung his head. He flipped through a messy leather datebook and ran his fingers along today’s date. “Don’t thank me yet. We can’t start this until break of day tomorrow. And at midnight the day after that, Cass is due for his next treatment.” He looked at Cass. “I cannot send you, my boy.”

The color drained from Cass’s face. “But that’s two whole days!” he protested. “We’ll be back in time.”

“Professor Bhegad, even your best people are no match for Cass’s sense of direction,” I said. “We can set a limit. If we don’t reach the center by a certain time, one of the team can take Cass back.”

“No to that,” Bhegad said, drumming his fingers on his desk. “I have responsibilities.”

“Marco used to call me brother Jack,” I said. “It annoyed me. I teased him about it. Told him it made me sound like a monk. But now I understand. He really did see me—and Aly and Cass—as his family.”

Cass nodded. “We have a responsibility, too, Professor. To our brother.”

“To your—but that makes no—” Bhegad sat wearily in his chair, wiping his forehead with a handkerchief. His brow was knotted in a way that broadcast no, but his eyes were soft. “May the power of Atlantis,” he finally said, “be always with you.”

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