Amber Smoke by Cast Kristin

Author:Cast, Kristin [Cast, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, young adult
ISBN: 9781626815520
Publisher: Diversion Publishing
Published: 2015-06-08T07:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

The life ablaze in Alek’s chest longed for the Oracle. The supernatural sparks boiled inside of him, pushing him to continue his search. He shook out his shirt and slid the rough fabric over his head. He brushed off the dust and glanced over his shoulder at the sound of fast approaching footsteps.

“Hey, wait there! I need to talk to you for a second.” The officer waved; his navy blue uniform was black with sweat.

Alek let out a sigh and turned around. If it came to it, he could subdue this man easily, but fighting drew attention. “What is it you need?”

“Whoa, calm down. Tulsa Police. Just want to ask you a couple questions,” he said.

“Apologies, I thought you were a member of the campus police.”

“No, I have a real badge.” The cop chuckled and tapped the gold star. “A few other officers and I are canvassing the campus. A young woman by the name of Eva Kostas has gone missing. We found her car over in that parking lot.” He pointed to the large lot behind him. “Just wondering if you were out last night. Maybe you saw something that might help. It may not have seemed like a big deal when you saw it, but any little detail could end up being important.”

“You said her name is Eva?” he asked to clarify, nervous sweat dotting his forehead.

“Yeah, Eva Kostas. You know her?”

“No, I uh, I am simply saddened by the fact that she or anyone may have disappeared,” Alek replied. “How long has she been missing?”

“Since around two o’clock this morning. About…” He squinted down at his watch. “Ten hours or so, now. Here’s her picture.” He handed Alek one of the flyers he clutched in his perspiring hand. “If you see her or hear anything about her, there’s a hotline number at the bottom for you to call. This isn’t the first student to go missing, so tell your friends to keep their eyes open when they’re out at night. You too. We don’t know what kind of creep is out there. And pass that around if you get a chance, will you?” he said before waving another pedestrian down and rushing away.

Alek stared at the crinkled white paper. The colorful image stamped on the page didn’t match the gloomy heading, MISSING, hung above the vibrant picture in bold black letters damning the beautiful young woman below. She posed with a hand on each hip of her white dress. The fabric seemed brighter than the white of the paper. It highlighted her tan skin and accentuated her curvy silhouette. Dark brown eyes sparkled up at Alek and enhanced her broad smile. Her hair matched the color of her eyes and fell in thick waves around her shoulders.

“Oracle,” he whispered, feeling the fire inside of him pulse with the word. He folded the flyer and put it in his back pocket. “I must find a faster way to travel.”

Alek jogged to a rack of banana yellow mopeds lining the building closest to him.

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