Max takes point.
Jogging through the trees, branches snagging on my beaten-up cycle shorts. I have to say, when I got dressed in them, I hadn’t been expecting to travel to another realm and meet a divine entity.
As I run, I can’t help but notice that my eyesight seems sharper, and so is my hearing. It’s almost as though I can pick out individual bees buzzing. A crow is cawing and the snap of…
I put my hand up and try to silently get everyone’s attention. It’s like a game of telephone; Ludo stops, then pulls on Alexis's sleeve. Alexis then pokes Donovan and Cosmo. Cosmo slaps Max.
Silently, all the men face me. I put my finger to my lips then try to mime that someone is nearby.
I hear another footstep in the near distance.
Cosmo shrugs and looks as though he’s about to move again.
—NO! STAY STILL!—
He freezes, then slowly turns his head to look at me.—What the fuck?—
—Did you hear me? In your head?—
—The fuck, dud? Get out of my brain—
Whoa. I’m able to broadcast my thoughts.
—Alexis? Lu? Donovan?—
All three are looking at me with amazement.—It seems as though we can do two way telepathy now—
—Nymph!—
—Pulu!—
—Tee-Tee!—
Maximus is raising an eyebrow looking puzzled.
—Don’t overreact, hellhound, but I can talk telepathically to you now. And I can also hear someone is in these woods with us, not far away—
—Fuck, she’s pretty—Donovan is a lucky bastard—
—Max, I can hear you—
—Oh, right. Um, I love to eat pussy. Like, for hours, it’s my favorite thing—just fyi—
I roll my eyes and ignore him to focus further on the nearby presence.
I think it’s only one person, to the right of the building where me and Alexis practiced Parkour. I relay all this to the guys.
—I’ll go check—Alexis says.
I put out a hand to stop him, but the next thing I know, he’s doing a spell that makes him raise slowly from the forest floor. We watch him, amazed.
He’s…flying?
Whoa. I didn’t know that was possible.
My toes tingle with anticipation, and I somehow know I will also have the ability to fly. Alexis drifts upwards, and into the tree canopy. I stay rooted to the spot, listening intently. Slight shuffling sounds are coming from the asphalt near the storage.
A minute later Alexis returns.
