Zillow Stone and the Unholy One (The Ongoing Pursuit, Act 1) by Brindi Quinn

Author:Brindi Quinn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, scifi, adventure, young adult, science fiction, dystopia, teen, dystopian, new adult, death game

Chapter 10: Theo’s Impossibly Unfortunate Timing

“You are so dead,” said my garbled voice, as Theo pulled my garbled body along after him.

“I mean, what are the chances of that happening?” Theo replied with a nervous chuckle.

With every step, I fumbled. My feet went through the earth before rebounding into space. On either side of my head, colorful bouts of air rushed past.

“I mean, for real, you must have awful luck! I’ve gotten high loads of times out here and never once has my tracker gone off in the middle!”

From deep within, I scowled. Not just my mouth but my fingers and toes, too.

“S-so what’s your Marker like, anyway?” Theo diverted. “Think we can take him on if he finds us?”

“He’s . . .” I hadn’t really formed an opinion on him yet. All that I could think of was, “I’ll never let him beat me.”

“Well, that’s good, at least. I’m glad you didn’t say something like, ‘Oh, he’s big and scary and if he ever finds me, I’m dead meat.’”

“You are dead meat, Theo,” I said, confused.

“Yes, yes, I get it. You’re going to kill me for putting you in a dangerous position. But I was talking about you, trippy pants. Never mind. For now, focus. You said this is the second time your tracker’s gone off since you left the city. Do you think there’s any way he’s even close enough to come after us? I’m just trying to decide if we should waste a gambit or not. I don’t have a ton of extras on me at the moment, though I do have a few. I’ve been trying to save them for our task.”

I wasn’t in any position to make strategic estimations. It was taking all I could muster to keep up with Theo.

“Okay, let’s think about this. If you snuck out the west side of the city, that means he was probably way off course by the time your tracker went off the first time. You had hours of a lead on him already. Then you said you fell asleep, so who knows how much he gained, but you couldn’t have been asleep with the tracker on for that long. Even if he had your crazy stamina, he still had to be somewhat far off. Then, he’d have seen you disappear into the waystation, but even if he went straight to it, he had no way of knowing where we went from there. Unless he just so happened to travel this way, he’s still got a lot of ground to cover.” Theo’s pace slowed. “You know, I bet we’re fine.”

“I hate you,” I said flatly.

“I’m sure, but I really think we’ll be fine. Let’s just take it easy for now. We’ll run straight south, and then after the tracker turns off, we’ll cut west. Sound good?”

“I really hate you,” I said.

“You’re kind of a mean person, aren’t you?”

No, I wasn’t usually. I was usually indifferent. Theo pulled me after him. If he didn’t maintain a firm hold on me, I’d sink into the barren earth.

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