I almost couldn’t believe how much the tides had turned since I’d last faced him in this room. Today was just not his day.
“I take that back,” I told him. “I’m going to take Raiden into the labyrinth, and you’re going to let me, because you want what I left in there, and the only way you have any chance of getting your hands on that special, secret prize is by letting me go.” I took one more step toward Henry, bringing me well within his personal bubble. “Do we have deal?”
His breaths were deep, controlled. Within his mind, his thoughts spun as he worked through all of the possible scenarios, ranging from killing me here and now to letting me go with Raiden. To get what he wanted, he only saw one option: let us go.
“Good call,” I said, stepping past him.
In three steps, I was standing in front of Raiden. I held my hand out to him, pulling him up to his feet.
“Are you up for this?” I asked him.
Raiden nodded, which was a relief, because after my little showdown with Henry, we didn’t really have much of a choice.
“Good,” I said, flashing Raiden a quick smile. I reached past him and snatched the storage cube off the pedestal behind him.
“What—what are you doing?” Henry sputtered as Raiden and I walked toward the entrance to the labyrinth. “You can’t take that! It wasn’t part of the deal!”
Raiden passed through first, not hesitating for even the briefest moment.
I paused, eyeing each of the four guards posted around the room, then glanced back at Henry over my shoulder. “What are you going to do—shoot me?”
I held his stare, waiting until his outrage gave way to cool-headed logic and just the barest hint of admiration. Waiting until he saw that, once again, he didn’t have a choice.
The corner of his mouth lifted, forming the shadow of a smile, and he bowed his head infinitesimally. “I’ll see you again, ancient one.”
I returned his faint smile. “I’m counting on it.”
Thanks for reading! You’ve reached the end of Legacy of the Lost, but the story continues in Fate of the Fallen.
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More Books by Lindsey Fairleigh
ATLANTIS LEGACY
Sacrifice of the Sinners
Legacy of the Lost
Fate of the Fallen
ECHO TRILOGY
Echo in Time
Resonance
Time Anomaly
Dissonance
Ricochet Through Time
Ink Witch
Outcast
Underground
Soul Eater
Judgement
Afterlife
THE ENDING SERIES
The Ending Beginnings: Omnibus Edition
After The Ending
Into The Fire
Out Of The Ashes
Before The Dawn
World Before
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