Page 119 of Hell On Earth

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From where I stood, I saw the flash of light from the living room and straightened.

Megan and Eliana stood just inside the door.

“Megan?” I called.

Her head whipped toward me.

“Thank the gods,” she said.

“What’s going on?” I asked, hurrying from the game room.

Zotera was right on my heels.

“Oanen’s missing,” Megan said. “He was at his parents’ and just disappeared. Fenris too. He left Eugene’s, but his car is still in the driveway.”

A sick feeling settled into my stomach.

“We came straight here,” Megan said.

“But what about—”

Eliana shook her head. “It’s just like you said. It’s a trap to pull our attention from you.”

“Adira won’t let anything happen to either of them,” Megan said. “Relax.”

I couldn’t, though, because I knew we weren’t just dealing with Adira.

“Do you think Adira will have any say?” I asked. “You said she couldn’t touch Fenris. Doesn’t that mean this is Thanatos?”

Eliana paled a little but didn’t waver. “We’re staying.”

“Think you can magic me some pizza?” Megan asked Zotera. “I need some comfort food.”

I followed them to the kitchen, my steps dragging.

“Did you ask Zayn about sending me back home?” I asked Megan.

“I did,” she said as she grabbed a slice of the pizza Zotera had made. “And he said he can do it, no problem. So don’t worry. Okay? Everything is under control.”

I nodded and forced myself to sit next to them.

Fifteen minutes later, both their phones buzzed.

Megan and Eliana shared a look.

“Ignorance is bliss,” Megan said.

Eliana slowly nodded. “But ignoring the problems doesn’t make them go away.”

Megan sighed and looked at the text.

Her fury exploded outward in a flash of flames. If not for Zotera, her quick reflexes, and her magic, I would have been barbeque. I stared at the flames churning inside the bubble Zotera had placed around Megan.

“You are not alone,” she said calmly as Megan screamed her fury.

It seemed to get through to Megan, who fisted her hands and closed her eyes as she took one shuddering breath after another.

Instead of looking at her phone, Eliana slid it to me.

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