tribes, but that was no longer enough. The
increase in the sheer number of cases they were assigned by CIA Director
Finley, and the time required to deal with each one, left her only one option.
Bring in more agents.
Myrine had spent the last month
travelling the world with her husband, meeting with the leaders of various
preternatural groups. In the end, she’d succeeded in recruiting three new team
members.
“Alright everyone, let’s get to
work. Greco? Hang back for a minute.” As the rest of her team started filing
out of the room, Myrine stopped her daughter. “Mirissa, I need you and Asteria
to wait for me in my office. I’ll be there shortly.” With a nod, both Amazons
headed that way.
When the room was empty, Myrine
closed the door and motioned for Greco to take a seat next to her.
“Something’s happened, Greco.
It’s your mother. She disappeared several days ago.”
Greco stared blankly at her.
“That’s it? She’s probably just on a bender. Nothing to worry about. She’ll
turn up like always.”
When Greco tried to stand up to
leave, Myrine put a hand on his shoulder to keep him seated. “I don’t think
that’s the case this time. Gayle hasn’t had a drink in almost a year. She’s
been doing really well. Three days ago, your dad came home to find her gone.
Her car, purse, and cell phone were all still there. He called me this
morning.”
Greco waited for a moment before
speaking. “If my dad thought something was wrong, why wait three days to call
you?”
“Honestly? He thought, at first,
the same thing you did—that she’d relapsed and would come home on her own. But
as time went on and he didn’t hear from her, he did some checking around. He
couldn’t find any evidence that she’d started drinking again. Quite the
opposite, in fact.” Myrine continued, “I visited Tritonia this morning to see
if anyone had heard from her and I got some disturbing news.”
Greco’s eyes narrowed. “What
news?”
“A few of the other visiting
warriors reported seeing an apparition two days ago. An Amazon that didn’t fully
materialize on the island. They said she looked strained and was only able to
say two words before she disappeared completely. She said ‘help me’”.
Greco’s voice was even as he
asked, “And they think it was my mother?”
“The warriors that saw her apparition
never met your mother. But the description they gave fits Gayle perfectly. Add
that to the fact that she’s gone missing, and I think it’s a pretty safe bet.”
Greco stared into space for a beat
before speaking. “I’ll check in with my dad and see if I can find out anything.
I’ll keep you posted.”
“I’m sending Mirissa and Asteria
with you to help,” Myrine said.
“No!” Greco’s brows furrowed, and
his voice lowered. “I can handle this myself. Like I said, she’s probably off
somewhere with a bottle.”
“Greco, I know you’ve had more
than your fair share of problems with your mother, but I don’t care about your
personal opinion on this. I am the Amazon queen, and a member of my tribe is
missing. Until I’m given evidence proving otherwise, I’m going to treat this
case like any other threat. Take a moment if you need to get your head
straight, then meet me in my office. Is that understood?”
Greco nodded as he left the room.
Myrine gathered up her files and
started toward her office. She wasn’t sure if she was doing the right thing
sending Mirissa with Greco. She’d seen the way her daughter looked at him and,
with his history, things were bound to get ugly.
Chapter 3
When Greco entered Myrine’s office,
all three women were waiting for him. Myrine sat behind her desk, while Mirissa
and Asteria were seated on the couch. Mirissa was fiddling with the key that
now hung around her neck. She’d found it in her mother’s Amazon chest, and,
according to her mother, it was passed down through the generations with the
sole purpose of ending up in her possession. The
increase in the sheer number of cases they were assigned by CIA Director
Finley, and the time required to deal with each one, left her only one option.
Bring in more agents.
Myrine had spent the last month
travelling the world with her husband, meeting with the leaders of various
preternatural groups. In the end, she’d succeeded in recruiting three new team
members.
“Alright everyone, let’s get to
work. Greco? Hang back for a minute.” As the rest of her team started filing
out of the room, Myrine stopped her daughter. “Mirissa, I need you and Asteria
to wait for me in my office. I’ll be there shortly.” With a nod, both Amazons
headed that way.
When the room was empty, Myrine
closed the door and motioned for Greco to take a seat next to her.
“Something’s happened, Greco.
It’s your mother. She disappeared several days ago.”
Greco stared blankly at her.
“That’s it? She’s probably just on a bender. Nothing to worry about. She’ll
turn up like always.”
When Greco tried to stand up to
leave, Myrine put a hand on his shoulder to keep him seated. “I don’t think
that’s the case this time. Gayle hasn’t had a drink in almost a year. She’s
been doing really well. Three days ago, your dad came home to find her gone.
Her car, purse, and cell phone were all still there. He called me this
morning.”
Greco waited for a moment before
speaking. “If my dad thought something was wrong, why wait three days to call
you?”
“Honestly? He thought, at first,
the same thing you did—that she’d relapsed and would come home on her own. But
as time went on and he didn’t hear from her, he did some checking around. He
couldn’t find any evidence that she’d started drinking again. Quite the
opposite, in fact.” Myrine continued, “I visited Tritonia this morning to see
if anyone had heard from her and I got some disturbing news.”
Greco’s eyes narrowed. “What
news?”
“A few of the other visiting
warriors reported seeing an apparition two days ago. An Amazon that didn’t fully
materialize on the island. They said she looked strained and was only able to
say two words before she disappeared completely. She said ‘help me’”.
Greco’s voice was even as he
asked, “And they think it was my mother?”
“The warriors that saw her apparition
never met your mother. But the description they gave fits Gayle perfectly. Add
that to the fact that she’s gone missing, and I think it’s a pretty safe bet.”
Greco stared into space for a beat
before speaking. “I’ll check in with my dad and see if I can find out anything.
I’ll keep you posted.”
“I’m sending Mirissa and Asteria
with you to help,” Myrine said.
“No!” Greco’s brows furrowed, and
his voice lowered. “I can handle this myself. Like I said, she’s probably off
somewhere with a bottle.”
“Greco, I know you’ve had more
than your fair share of problems with your mother, but I don’t care about your
personal opinion on this. I am the Amazon queen, and a member of my tribe is
missing. Until I’m given evidence proving otherwise, I’m going to treat this
case like any other threat. Take a moment if you need to get your head
straight, then meet me in my office. Is that understood?”
Greco nodded as he left the room.
Myrine gathered up her files and
started toward her office. She wasn’t sure if she was doing the right thing
sending Mirissa with Greco. She’d seen the way her daughter looked at him and,
with his history, things were bound to get ugly.
Chapter 3
When Greco entered Myrine’s office,
all three women were waiting for him. Myrine sat behind her desk, while Mirissa
and Asteria were seated on the couch. Mirissa was fiddling with the key that
now hung around her neck. She’d found it in her mother’s Amazon chest, and,
according to her mother, it was passed down through the generations with the
sole purpose of ending up in her possession. The
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