Harmony of Lies by Brian Feehan
Author:Brian Feehan [Feehan, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2023-02-21T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Ten
ONE DAY UNTIL A+O
Alice pulled her van outside the Golden Horn in downtown Miami and stepped out. She wasnât fully strapped with weapons as she had been the first time she had ever stepped into this club, but that didnât mean she wasnât armed. The sign outside said CLOSED, but she ignored it and pulled open the main door anyway. It might have been her imagination, but for a moment she thought the door wasnât going to open before it swung on its hinges.
âWelcome back, Alice,â Jones, a level three We, said from the main bar as he polished a glass. âIs Owen with you? And how are your parents?â
The questions came so smoothly they caught her off guard, and only then did she realize she was looking for a fight. Her blood was pumping hard, and she had pulled ethereal magic into her bloodstream, and her body was pulsing with go-energy. Her neck bent from one side to the other before she answered.
âThank you, Jones. And no, Owenâs not with me.â She ignored the question about her parents. âIâm looking for Cornelius. He isnât answering his phone.â
âSorry, I havenât seen him. Can I get you a drink? Or anything else? We have some sandwich things in the back.â
âNo, I just need Cornelius or one of his people to tell me where he is. Or how I can get ahold of him.â
âMara or Damon might know. You want me to see if I can get one of them?â
âThey arenât at the back table playing cards?â Alice asked.
âNot for a couple of weeks. The place has been mostly shut down after you left.â
âI thought Mara was going to open upââ Alice wasnât sure how to speak about the room downstairs. It was a private club for We and etherealists alike. She found herself hushing her voice. âThe ballroom downstairs?â
âAye, she is. But first we have to get everything in order. Itâs best I donât talk about that side of things until after they have already happened. Keeps my job here safe, if you know what I mean.â
âI do. No problem, Jones.â
âAlice, what in all that is holy are you doing here?â Mara said, moving into the room from the main hall. Mara was tall, strong and thin. Her skin was flawless, and her hair shined black. Mara could have easily been snatched right out of an old-school gangster movie.
âHello, Mara. Itâs nice to see you. And I see youâre all dressed up.â Her slim-cut black dress ran from her shoulders to the floor, and across the chest were gold bees. âI am looking for Cornelius. Heâs been working to get Father Patrick back to me, but heâs no longer answering his phone. And I came here to help. That is some dress.â
âThank you. Now, is Cornelius not answering his phone or not answering your calls?â Mara asked, raising an eyebrow that was just short of hostile.
Alice wasnât sure why she rubbed Mara the wrong way more often than not. Perhaps
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