said, and I watched his mouth form a thin line across his face.
“This may not be about us. Victor is complicated.”
Evan was about to help me into the carriage as Night Wind held the door open, but stopped abruptly and asked, “Are you excusing his selfish behavior?”
“No, not at all. I’m just saying that Victor doesn’t like to be under anyone’s thumb and he feels that he’s under everyone’s.”
“What a fool,” Evan muttered, shaking his head. “Well, I doubt he’s gotten very far.”
I couldn't blame Evan for being annoyed. We would miss the end of the play and I’m sure the last thing he wanted was to have to search for the person he least liked. Victor's actions also supported Evan’s position to wait on restoring his powers.
The moment we sat in the carriage, I brought my temperature up and the lightning exited my body, teleporting both Evan and I to my house. Night Wind realized that we weren’t inside with the sudden decrease of weight in the carriage. When we arrived at my home, we found Niko waiting in the sumptuous parlor.
“He’s probably having a drink at one of his favorite taverns,” I said to Nikolas as I pulled my gloves off.
“The Bucket O’ Blood, possibly?” Evan asked.
“More than likely, but I hope not. The Lykanos enjoy a good drink as much as Victor and I do, and one of their favorite spots is the Bucket,” Nikolas noted. “There is no doubt in my mind that the pack would be there tonight.”
“If that is where Victor chose to pass his time then not even Matthias can protect Victor from those mutts, even if it is his saloon,” Evan added.
“Could Victor really be that reckless?” I asked, shaking my head as I held it in my hands.
“Yes.” We all said in unison.
“Let’s go, Niko,” Evan said, and vanished.
“Stay in our heads, and we’ll let you know just how much trouble dragon-boy has gotten himself into,” Nikolas said and disappeared.
Victor had under minded my attempt to keep him safe. My knuckles paled as I clenched my fists. Flames ignited in the fireplace and blazed out of control, tumbling into the parlor and climbing all the way up to the ceiling. I hadn’t realized how angry I was until I nearly torched all the furnishings in the room. I closed my eyes and sent the flames back into the fireplace, extinguishing them.
Our empire needed him. Victor’s powers were superior and necessary in the fight against Hades and his Apolluon. Why was he risking the safety of the Ischero by being selfish? I would have gone to search for him myself but I remembered my father’s advice. My strengths must be saved. Evan and Nikolas could handle searching for him. They have to find him… alive. I sat down on my sofa and didn’t bother to fluff out my gown. I held my head in my hands and hoped that the god’s would spare Victor for this reckless act.
I had to keep busy or I’d go mad wondering what was happening, so I checked on Phoebe and Christopher. Surprisingly, they were awake and they were worried about Victor. The depressed and fearful expressions on their innocent faces made me even angrier.
“What’s wrong, Chris?” I asked as I took a seat at the edge of his bed. I smoothed his rumpled hair and waited for him to finish yawning.
“I couldn’t sleep while cousin Niko stomped around, looking for Victor. Niko said Victor was playing Hide-n-seek. I asked if I could play, but he said no and that if I didn’t go to bed, he wouldn’t tell me anymore satyr stories.” Christopher paused to yawn, again and I shook my head at the thought of Nikolas telling my little brother wicked stories.
Christopher was half-asleep, but continued. “Then I heard Niko say that he was going to kill Victor when he finally found him. He sounded very angry. Is Victor alright, and is Niko still mad?”
“Victor took the game outside, and Niko went to look for him. You’ll see them both tomorrow and they’ll be poking fun at each other, as usual,” I
“This may not be about us. Victor is complicated.”
Evan was about to help me into the carriage as Night Wind held the door open, but stopped abruptly and asked, “Are you excusing his selfish behavior?”
“No, not at all. I’m just saying that Victor doesn’t like to be under anyone’s thumb and he feels that he’s under everyone’s.”
“What a fool,” Evan muttered, shaking his head. “Well, I doubt he’s gotten very far.”
I couldn't blame Evan for being annoyed. We would miss the end of the play and I’m sure the last thing he wanted was to have to search for the person he least liked. Victor's actions also supported Evan’s position to wait on restoring his powers.
The moment we sat in the carriage, I brought my temperature up and the lightning exited my body, teleporting both Evan and I to my house. Night Wind realized that we weren’t inside with the sudden decrease of weight in the carriage. When we arrived at my home, we found Niko waiting in the sumptuous parlor.
“He’s probably having a drink at one of his favorite taverns,” I said to Nikolas as I pulled my gloves off.
“The Bucket O’ Blood, possibly?” Evan asked.
“More than likely, but I hope not. The Lykanos enjoy a good drink as much as Victor and I do, and one of their favorite spots is the Bucket,” Nikolas noted. “There is no doubt in my mind that the pack would be there tonight.”
“If that is where Victor chose to pass his time then not even Matthias can protect Victor from those mutts, even if it is his saloon,” Evan added.
“Could Victor really be that reckless?” I asked, shaking my head as I held it in my hands.
“Yes.” We all said in unison.
“Let’s go, Niko,” Evan said, and vanished.
“Stay in our heads, and we’ll let you know just how much trouble dragon-boy has gotten himself into,” Nikolas said and disappeared.
Victor had under minded my attempt to keep him safe. My knuckles paled as I clenched my fists. Flames ignited in the fireplace and blazed out of control, tumbling into the parlor and climbing all the way up to the ceiling. I hadn’t realized how angry I was until I nearly torched all the furnishings in the room. I closed my eyes and sent the flames back into the fireplace, extinguishing them.
Our empire needed him. Victor’s powers were superior and necessary in the fight against Hades and his Apolluon. Why was he risking the safety of the Ischero by being selfish? I would have gone to search for him myself but I remembered my father’s advice. My strengths must be saved. Evan and Nikolas could handle searching for him. They have to find him… alive. I sat down on my sofa and didn’t bother to fluff out my gown. I held my head in my hands and hoped that the god’s would spare Victor for this reckless act.
I had to keep busy or I’d go mad wondering what was happening, so I checked on Phoebe and Christopher. Surprisingly, they were awake and they were worried about Victor. The depressed and fearful expressions on their innocent faces made me even angrier.
“What’s wrong, Chris?” I asked as I took a seat at the edge of his bed. I smoothed his rumpled hair and waited for him to finish yawning.
“I couldn’t sleep while cousin Niko stomped around, looking for Victor. Niko said Victor was playing Hide-n-seek. I asked if I could play, but he said no and that if I didn’t go to bed, he wouldn’t tell me anymore satyr stories.” Christopher paused to yawn, again and I shook my head at the thought of Nikolas telling my little brother wicked stories.
Christopher was half-asleep, but continued. “Then I heard Niko say that he was going to kill Victor when he finally found him. He sounded very angry. Is Victor alright, and is Niko still mad?”
“Victor took the game outside, and Niko went to look for him. You’ll see them both tomorrow and they’ll be poking fun at each other, as usual,” I
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