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“But I don’t…” I lose my train of thought as something warm presses against my leg.
At first, I think I’m going to have to castrate Levi. I mean, playing footsie in a fancy restaurant? I’m not twelve.
But I realize it’s not Levi. It’s my purse. Or, rather, the crystal in my purse.
“Hang on.” I turn away from Levi and open my purse. A cry lodges in my throat.
The crystal is no longer faintly blue—it’s glowing a bright, vibrant cobalt. It’s also pulsing, giving off so much heat that I can’t even touch it.
Shit. This isn’t the color for ghosts, but something in this room is a powerful supernatural force…
And then I remember the other day, the crystal glowing after I met Levi for the first time.
My stomach sinks.
No…
I whirl around, but Levi’s gone.
It’s as if he was never even sitting here. Fear creeps along my spine.
Where did he go?
I glance at the door, but he’s not there. How could he have run away so fast?
The lights flicker. The other guests put down their forks and murmur to each other.
The hairs on the back of my neck prickle.
Where is Levi?
Some strange, unforeseen force draws my eyes to the windows. I look down at the hotel’s manicured grounds. There on the path in front of the hotel, beside the fountain where the winged angel statue spreads her wings, is a figure in a dark suit. A darkpinstripesuit.
Levi.
He raises a hand, and the fog swirls around him, as if he is calling it in.
The lights in the room go out.
A woman screams.
“Don’t worry, ma’am. It’s just a blown fuse. It happens sometimes with the mountain weather,” the waiter calls across the room. “Everybody, remain in your seats. We’ll have the lights on in a moment.”
I tear my gaze back to the window, but the figure is gone.
17
SEVENTEEN: LILY
“Lily, it’s us.”
I’m still dressed in my red dress, although I’ve kicked off my heels, when the twins knock on the suite door. I thought about changing, but I’m too freaked out by what happened in the dining room.
How did Levi get outside so quickly? What was with the glowing crystals?
I know the answer to those questions, even if I don’t want to admit it. I’m texting an update to Becka now, in case she’s found out anything more about the blue glow.
Eh, who cares if Levi isn’t entirely human. He won’t be my problem after tonight.
