Dawn of Eternal Day by C.N. Crawford

Author:C.N. Crawford [Crawford, C.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-04T06:00:00+00:00

As we sped down Route 2, I sank into the plush leather seat of Balthazar’s Porsche, gripping the astrolabe. We moved along the highway, and I let my mind fill with visions of stars, of the sun blazing hot over the horizon. Under the burning light, the astrolabe filled my mind with visions of shadows moving across grass, over leaves and deadfall in the forest. With each crawling movement of the shadows, the astrolabe was telling me exactly where we needed to go.

After the initial reading, I didn’t seem to need Raphael’s aura in order to operate it.

“Keep heading west.” I tightened my grip on the astrolabe, my frustration increasing along with my excitement. “I think I’m due some answers at this point. Why is it that I know how to read this thing? What are these visions in my mind, and how did you know I’d be able to do this?”

Raphael met my gaze, his blue eyes penetrating the darkness. “I want to tell you, Dawn. But I can’t. You just have to remember.”

I unleashed a long sigh. That is some bullcrap. “Tell me about yourselves, at least. Who are you? How did you end up in the Academy of Light together?”

“My story is the most interesting,” said Raphael. “I was born in France. Travelled to London with my mom to seek our fortune, which turned out to involve a low-end brothel run by someone named Mrs. Adkins. Lived in the rough end of South London as long as the city would have me, and when I’d overstayed my welcome in Britain, I came to the States. Ended up in Massachusetts—fuck knows how. But I can tell you that the women here are just as lonely, and they pay well for my considerable skill set.” A wicked smile curled his lips. “I’ve never left a customer unsatisfied, anyway.”

“You’re a…” I said, trailing off pointedly so that he would finish my sentence, but he just shot me a cryptic smile.

“A whore,” Balthazar cut in.

Raphael tensed. “It’s not my preferred term, is it? I’m an expert in the seductive arts.”

It was one of his usual jovial comments, but his tone had changed. There had been a distinct edge to it—an anger, almost.

I wasn’t going to ask any more questions, but Raphael turned to me abruptly. “Do you remember anything?”

I shook my head. “About what?”

“About us.”

His words sent a spark of excitement dancing up my spine, but I still had no idea what anyone was talking about. “I don’t know what you mean. I’d never met you before I ran into you in the cemetery.”

From the front seat, Sebastos turned to look at me, curiosity carved on his bronze features. “You don’t feel anything when you’re around us?”

“Oh for fuck’s sake,” said Balthazar. “If this is going to be all about feelings from now on, I’m turning on the bloody radio.”

Raphael was still studying me. “Dawn, Balthazar was right. We’re drawn together. There are… forces in the universe that are difficult to explain.

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