Chapter Three

"Whoa…" Drake said, "I never thought…"

"Neither did I…"

"You do know this means you're awesome…"

"Yeah, it does."

The little emblem disappeared. "We should go tell Chiron," Drake said.

"Would he approve of us… being in the forest… alone…?"

"I don't really care. It's not like we're a thing. Even he knows that."

I nodded, "I know, but people say things."

"Whatever. Lilah, it doesn't matter."

"Still, I hate it."

"C'mon!" He pulled me along and we headed towards the big house. Stepping on to the deck, I saw that no one was sitting at the table. I mean, the table where Chiron and Mr. D play cards with a bunch of scared satyrs. I looked at Drake and he mouthed, "Listen."

I blinked when I heard the faintest voices from inside. I recognized a few that I'd met at the ball last summer. My father was here. At camp. He claimed me while he was here. I listened closely…

"But ancient laws say only three are allowed!" Chiron said.

I heard my father's voice next, "So, Delilah can only take three?"

Rachel butted in, "In the prophecy, it clearly stated that five go, not three."

"Case closed!" My father said.

"Drake," I whispered, "Run!"

I'd say we made it back to his cabin record time. We stepped inside and Drake looked around. "Where's Lauren…?"

I piece of paper caught my eye and I grabbed it. It read:

Drake or Delilah, (since both of you are in here so much)

I must say, I'm pleased. You two will fall for anything. What you're wondering what you fall for is? No, it's not Delilah's father. No, not Apollo. He is Delilah's father. It's each other. What I mean is, you two are always there for each other and whatnot. If you don't believe me, you just wait and see.

Just wait and see.

-L

"What's that?"

I shakily handed the paper to him. His eyes became wide as he read it, "Holy crap…"

I swore in ancient Greek, "Why would Lauren do that?"

"To mess with us."

I saw Lauren's scrawly hand writing on the back of the paper. I took it from Drake's gasp. The language was ancient Greek, but it was coded. I looked for a few more seconds. Darn dyslexia doesn't even help me read ancient Greek.

Drake gasped.

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