Cursed Academy (Year Two) by Holly Hook

Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Teen Romance
ISBN: 9781708465971
Google: a4m9ywEACAAJ
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I flinched. No way. Sadness filled Elliot's eye for a moment before he put the happy mask back up. Elliot didn't look human anymore, but he had Maria's dark hair. Her complexion. Even her smile. My mind hadn't wanted to make the connection until now.

“I...I might.”

Elliot's jaw dropped. “Small world, then.” Fear flooded into his pupil. My imagination didn't have to stretch far to get the meaning. Don't tell my daughter you've seen me like this.

I didn't have the heart to tell Elliot that Maria already knew what had happened, that she'd come to the conclusion herself. I looked around the inside of the plant. This situation was horrifying but I saw my chance. “Look, I won't rat on you for a favor I'm about to ask. How long is Zeus going to be in his meeting?”

Elliot put his professional face back up. “I'm not sure. He was going to give you the tour himself today, but plans changed. He's the CEO. Travels. You have to understand.” A question burned on Elliot's face.

“I need a picture of the Division Oath,” I whispered once I was sure no one was looking. The two Olympian Guards by the entrance were chatting it up while the lower level workers slaved around equipment. Something beeped. Lin and another woman were deep in conversation and the third had her phone out, texting.

“Why?” Elliot leaned close to me, pointing to a smokestack. He was pretending to be giving me the tour still.

Yeah. He was on board. “A Hades descendant wants it so she can figure out how to break out of Cursed. If I do this, she'll get me an herb from the Underworld that can slow down my friend's changes and buy her time.”

Elliot seized my arm. “We need a distraction. I know the code to Zeus's office. I deliver his coffee and nectar whenever he's here."

It was on.

“So, what are we going to look at next?” I asked, loud enough for a couple of workers to hear me.

“Well, it's almost eight,” he said with a grin. “Wait for it.”

“Elliot,” Aggie said, snapping her fingers. “Cappuccino, please.”

“Right away.” Elliot waved me to a side room with a plaque by the door that read break room.

“They treat you like a servant?” I asked.

“That's what I am.” Elliot walked quickly, waving me after him.

We entered and no one gave us a second glance. Coffee machines hissed and a fancy cappuccino machine waited. Elliot grabbed a large cup and filled it to the brim with brown liquid and cream, so high that it was going to spill over. He grabbed a lid with a crack on the side and loosely placed it on the cup. “Hold this. When you hand this to Aggie, it needs to spill. If I do it, the accident will look suspicious. Got that?” He leaned down, locking me in his stare.

“Got it,” I said with a gulp.

“And aim for the panel of red and green buttons.”

It seemed easy enough, and everyone knew

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