Illuminate by Aimee Agresti

Author:Aimee Agresti [Agresti, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult
ISBN: 9780547626147
Published: 2012-03-06T06:00:00+00:00

It’s a strange thing to be so tired, with every bone in your body crying out for rest, and yet to be so incapable of achieving sleep. But there would be no muting those visions of my dream, because it wasn’t just a dream. Something had happened to Calliope that no one wanted to talk about. I couldn’t forget what I’d heard the Prince say to Aurelia. These dark characters whose mystery had crossed over into the realm of something more disturbing now seemed united against me. And then the fire in my room. I couldn’t make sense of it; I only knew I was right to be afraid.

I showered, pulled on my uniform and heels, and grabbed the camera. I would throw myself into work. I had hundreds of photos to upload and I would print the best to show Aurelia. The thought of having to see her in our daily meeting, in that room I had spied on just a matter of hours ago, sent chills hitting each vertebra with icy precision.

The hotel slumbered as I emerged onto the lobby level. Light had only just begun to filter through the skylight and in through the revolving door. A relative quiet wrapped the whole place. Soft music piped in through the sound system, and a muffled clink chimed from the direction of Capone as tables were set with fresh silverware for the impending breakfast service. At the front desk, delicate fingertips clicked at a keyboard—a beautiful Outfit-caliber, uniformed redhead was on the early shift. I didn’t recognize her and hadn’t photographed her so I couldn’t be sure if she was an official member.

I brushed through the velvet curtain outside the gallery and swiped my keycard. A red light flickered on, keeping me out. I sliced it through again, more slowly this time. The red light taunted me once more. I whipped it through another three times, getting more frustrated with each sharp swipe. I yanked on the knob, rattling the door and peered in. No one was in there. I was out of luck.

I marched past the redhead, straight to Aurelia’s office, nerves fluttering the whole way. I knocked. No answer. I swore I could hear muted voices inside. I knocked once more. Nothing. The voices seemed to stop for just a second then they continued once more. I gave up, for now.

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