Chapter 75

• AMARIS POV
• Fifteen Minutes Earlier I slipped out of the banquet hall, heels clicking softly against the marble floor as I made my way down the dim corridor. My destination was the same café where Theron, Manny, and I had gathered after Manny's lecture. I climbed the stairs, only to find the upper floor cloaked in darkness. The café was closed.
• “Great,” I muttered under my breath, exasperation curling around my words. “Now what?”