❛ I had a feeling so peculiar, this pain
wouldn't be for 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆. ❜
⎯⎯ ⠀ㅤִㅤ ୨⠀♡⠀୧ ㅤִ⠀⠀ ⎯⎯
𝓗wang eunji, who also goes by iana, felt her world stop. it stopped the day she le...
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↳ chapter twenty-two ₊˚.༄ [# jason is no longer blond]
THE PLAN WENT WRONG ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. PIPER AND IANA SCRAMBLED along the ridge, trying to keep their heads down, while Leo, Jason, and Coach Hedge walked straight into the clearing.
In the corner of her eye, Jason summoned his golden lance. He brandished it over his head and yelled, "Giant!" Which sounded pretty good, considering the stakes of their current situation.
Enceladus stopped chanting at the flames. He turned toward them and grinned, revealing fangs like a saber-toothed tiger's. "Well," the giant rumbled. "What a nice surprise."
Iana's hand instinctively rested on her dagger, as if the few times she's used it had suddenly binded her with the weapon
Coach Hedge shouted, "Let the movie star go, you big ugly cupcake! Or I'm gonna plant my hoof right up your—"
"Coach," Jason said. "Shut up."
Enceladus roared with laughter. "I've forgotten how funny satyrs are. When we rule the world, I think I'll keep your kind around. You can entertain me while I eat all the other mortals."
"Is that a compliment?" Hedge frowned. "I don't think that was a compliment."
Enceladus opened his mouth wide, and his teeth began to glow.
"Scatter!" Leo yelled.
The short haired girl wanted to look over her shoulder and watch over her friends, but it was their fight. Her job was to help Piper. Iana picked up her pace, impulsively grabbing her friend's hand so they could be running side by side. She felt the air grew warm with fire, the giant's roar echoing against the mountain.
But only when Enceladus slammed his spear against the ground did the mountain finally shake. Piper stumbled over and in her attempts to catch her, Iana toppled down as well. The ground was rough against her back, stunned as she blinked through the haze of bitter smoke. Before she truly regained her senses, Piper had dragged her up, pulling her to the clearing.
Iana would've questioned her if it wasn't for the spit of fire aimed at the bushes behind them. The bushes they had just escaped.
Enceladus laughed. "I'm happy you've arrived. And you brought me my prizes!"
Iana felt like throwing up and when her eyes met Leo's, his expression read the same. This was the moment Piper had warned them about. They'd played right into Enceladus's hands.
The giant must've read Leo's expression, because he laughed even louder. "That's right, son of Hephaestus. I didn't expect you all to stay alive this long, but it doesn't matter. By bringing you here, Piper McLean has sealed the deal. If she betrays you, I'm as good as my word. She can take her father and go. What do I care about a movie star?"
