Atlic (Timewaves Book 2) by Sophie Davis

Author:Sophie Davis [Davis, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dabber & Baehr
Published: 2017-07-17T07:00:00+00:00

Wednesday, August 3, 2465

Manhattan

“THERE’S NO WAY we can make the switch during the gala,” Gaige declared, two hours and three pots of coffee later.

After much cajoling, Gaige, Molly, and Charles had promised to table the topic of the prima we found in the jewelry until after the ball. As much as I longed to test the stone, talk to a Founder about it, or hack a system to find J. Jacobson, we couldn’t do any of that from Manhattan. Cyrus was back anyway, and I wasn’t ready to share our discovery with my boss just yet. The only thing I could do was concentrate on the mission at hand.

Of course, my lecture about focusing was easier said than done. While we studied the security protocols that would be in place while the artifact was on display, I struggled to keep my head in the game. When it wasn’t the prima alloy in my necklace, it was Trista who floated in and out of my thoughts.

Focus, Stassi, I mentally coached. It’s only twenty-four hours. You’ve got this.

“Not to mention, the infrared laser cage is tricky,” Molly was saying. “Even still…if we don’t have to risk going back, we shouldn’t.”

See? I thought. If you don’t focus, you’ll end up losing an arm. How will you clap when Gaige gets shot down after delivering a cheesy pickup line?

“But no matter when we make the switch, the cage will be a problem, correct?” Charles asked, furrowing his brow.

“If we go back when there aren’t several hundred people milling around, we’ll have time and it won’t be a deal breaker,” Gaige replied.

They all looked at me, like I was supposed to cast the deciding vote. I nodded, quickly considering both arguments. “Well, infiltrating a place like the Manhattan Pearl Society is difficult. Considering we’re invited tomorrow night, doubling back would usually be an amateur move. But the infrared cage will take time—more than we’ll have at any point during the evening.”

“After it is,” Molly said, slumping back in her chair. She turned to me. “Any ideas on entry?”

With that, we were off to more brainstorming, eliminating possibilities as quickly as they were proposed. We were all frustrated by the time we ran through the options, and we sounded more like children bickering than skilled thieves debating between airshafts and skylights. Finally, Cyrus declared a timeout from heist planning.

“Why don’t you take Charles out for lunch?” my boss quietly suggested to me. Out of earshot, Molly and Gaige were still arguing—this time over the best prawn tacos in Manhattan. “Somewhere close. It would be good for you both to get a bit of a break.”

Lunch with Charles was low on the list of things I wanted to do at this very moment. After the trial, life was supposed to be easier, calmer. At least, that’s what everyone told me. But seeing Trista had complicated it all over again, in an entirely new way. I didn’t even know why that encounter made me feel bad; that was the most aggravating part of all.

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