Revelation by Katie Klein

Author:Katie Klein
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Katie Klein
Published: 2012-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-THREE

We say goodnight at the lobby elevator, though Luke offers to walk me to my room. At some point between pushing the chair beneath the table and pressing the arrow pointing up, it's dawned on me that we just spent hours together and I still know nothing about him. I have no clues. No insight as to who he is. What I do know is that I won't get away with killing him in this hotel. Not with so many people around, curious and watching. What I need is to build trust. A relationship.

He waits by the penthouse elevator, key in hand.

"We should do this again," I suggest.

"I'd like that."

He's still smiling when the elevator doors close between us.

"Enjoy your evening?"

I jump, fear prickling my skin. "Jesus!" I hiss.

"Jesus can't help you now, sweetheart," Viola says.

I study her through the reflection in platinum doors. Same furious red hair. Same tattoos snaking up her arm. As if she never disappeared. This night the same as all the others—the fire at Ernie's, the fire at the warehouse. She's still bashing my head against mirrors. Still shoving my head below water.

"I thought I asked you to stay close by," she continues.

The elevator lifts. "As if you're not watching. Like you don't know where I am every second of every day."

A sinister smile. "Point taken. Travelling without your husband?" The word rolls from her lips like some kind of poison. I face her, eyes narrowing, take both hands and shove her hard against the shoulders. She falls back, stumbling, surprised, smashing the side of the elevator as we rise. I lift the hem of my skirt, reach for the gun.

"There are cameras," she reminds me, tucked in the corner. "And you don't know if they can see me or not. Besides, you already tried that once. It didn't end well."

I freeze, remembering; fix my dress, standing taller.

The elevator dings.

"Where is Seth? What did you do to him?"

"Let's focus on the present for a moment." The doors open. We step into the hallway—alone—walk toward my room. "What are you doing with Lucien Castellani?" she asks, voice low.

"His name is Luke."

A sharp laugh. "So that's what he's going by now? His real name is Lucien."

"I know his real name," I say, rooting around my bag, searching for my key. I'd probably go by Luke, too, if I were him."

"He used to wear the name proudly."

I slip the key into the lock. The light flashes green. Viola follows me inside.

"What do you want, Viola? Why are you here?"

The door slams shut.

"There's a rumor that you were called on by the Council. That they're using you for something big. I need to know if 'something big' has anything to do with Lucien Castellani."

I toss my bag on the bed, kick off shoes, wondering where she heard this—who spread this "rumor," what it means for me.

"Of course it does. I see it in your face. What did the Council ask you to do?"

My jaw smarts from pressure.

"What did they promise in return?"

No one can know about Luke.

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