Part 15
"Did she tell you anything?" Celeste asked Cole at break period that morning.
"She says nothing happened," Cole said, sounding pleased. "I don't know if she's happy about it or not."
Celeste felt an overwhelming rush of relief that almost surprised her. Then again, maybe she should be pleased. Erica was only human, she shouldn't be subjected to torture by Night People like Scarlet and Dathan.
She'd be much safer with her, Cole and Triana. She still had no need to know of anything out the ordinary.
"Something happened last night," Aida Weald said as she joined Celeste and Cole. "That forced both Dathan and Joab to leave."
Celeste frowned. Aida was their Night Worlds spy who kept them nicely informed of all the Night People's dealings. And from the sound of this, they were definitely up to something.
"What'd you mean?" Celeste asked.
Aida shrugged. "Something to with the new girl and some game Scarlet and Ara are plotting."
Celeste and Cole exchanged glances. Normally the Night People weren't so cautious, they did what they wanted when they wanted and nobody stopped them. So what was so special about Erica that made them take such caution?
At first Celeste had thought it was to do with whether or not Erica was human because she had black iris on her top. She had decided that it would be nothing more than coincidence. Maybe they needed to take a closer look at Erica.
"Do me a favour? See what you can find out about this girl - and what Joab and Dathan were doing last night?" Celeste asked.
Aida nodded. "I gotta go." She headed off, noticing Caleb and Ridge heading down the hall. Without Dathan or Joab. That was rare, Obviously Aida didn't want to be seen with her and Cole.
Not that Celeste blamed her. If she was caught, her cover was blown and she was most likely to be killed.
"Even if Scarlet and Ara are up to something," Cole said, speaking for the first time in a while. "What exactly can we do?"
Celeste wondered what the matter with him was. How'd he ever ended up in Circle Daybreak was a mystery to her.
Cole just shrugged. "I don't want to start a war."
Before Celeste could ask what he meant the bell rang and Cole disappeared into the mass of students heading for their next class. Maybe she could talk to Triana about him. She couldn't figure him out herself.
With a sigh Celeste headed off for her own class.
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"Did she tell you anything?" Celeste asked Cole at break period that morning.
"She says nothing happened," Cole said, sounding pleased. "I don't know if she's happy about it or not."
Celeste felt an overwhelming rush of relief that almost surprised her. Then again, maybe she should be pleased. Erica was only human, she shouldn't be subjected to torture by Night People like Scarlet and Dathan.
She'd be much safer with her, Cole and Triana. She still had no need to know of anything out the ordinary.
"Something happened last night," Aida Weald said as she joined Celeste and Cole. "That forced both Dathan and Joab to leave."
Celeste frowned. Aida was their Night Worlds spy who kept them nicely informed of all the Night People's dealings. And from the sound of this, they were definitely up to something.
"What'd you mean?" Celeste asked.
Aida shrugged. "Something to with the new girl and some game Scarlet and Ara are plotting."
Celeste and Cole exchanged glances. Normally the Night People weren't so cautious, they did what they wanted when they wanted and nobody stopped them. So what was so special about Erica that made them take such caution?
At first Celeste had thought it was to do with whether or not Erica was human because she had black iris on her top. She had decided that it would be nothing more than coincidence. Maybe they needed to take a closer look at Erica.
"Do me a favour? See what you can find out about this girl - and what Joab and Dathan were doing last night?" Celeste asked.
Aida nodded. "I gotta go." She headed off, noticing Caleb and Ridge heading down the hall. Without Dathan or Joab. That was rare, Obviously Aida didn't want to be seen with her and Cole.
Not that Celeste blamed her. If she was caught, her cover was blown and she was most likely to be killed.
"Even if Scarlet and Ara are up to something," Cole said, speaking for the first time in a while. "What exactly can we do?"
Celeste wondered what the matter with him was. How'd he ever ended up in Circle Daybreak was a mystery to her.
Cole just shrugged. "I don't want to start a war."
Before Celeste could ask what he meant the bell rang and Cole disappeared into the mass of students heading for their next class. Maybe she could talk to Triana about him. She couldn't figure him out herself.
With a sigh Celeste headed off for her own class.
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