Elysian stood tall on the East side of town overlooking the beach. The Elysian shore is the biggest tourist attraction in the world. Its pink sand banks stretch on for miles. People pay thousands to stay in the hotel as it is the closest one to the beach. The organization has put me up in this hotel several times. It lives up to the price.The front lobby makes a statement. The dark brown floors contrast nicely with the white wall. The black velvet chairs bring it all together.
" Good evening. How may I help you?" She asked
" I am here for Mr. Brawen." I said pulling out my badge.
She typed away on her computer and then picked up the phone, She spoke to someone on the other end. After hanging up she pointed to a set of seats and said " Someone will be down shortly to get you."
Not long after I had sat down the elevator dinged. Two men stepped out. They are clearly body guards. One stayed by the elevator while the other one approached me.
" Are you Isabella?" He asked
" Yes," I said, holding out my badge.
" Follow me." He said,
When I asked why the type of person my client was, I was met with silence. This is going to be an interesting meeting. I was instructed to leave my bag with one guard while the other went into the room with me. The room is one of the simpler ones. Still expensive. The fact that he got a room for this is crazy. Someone walked out. He was tall in his late twenties. He was shirtless with wet hair. His muscles rippled as he dried his hair. It was hard not to stare.
"So you're Isabella?" He asked
"Yes." I said " I will be the one helping you sleep."
" What happened to Lexie?" He asked
"There was a mix-up in upper management. I apologize for the inconvenience. After this visit she will be your normal contact." I said folding my arm. " If you would like, I can cancel this session and you can reschedule when Miss Langston is available."
Jayden raised his eyebrow and said " Have I offended you?"
" No sir you have not. I just have a lot to do. So what will it be?" I asked
I know that I need to get on his good side but my gut told me to run. He gave off the waves of danger. He could snap me in half if he wanted to. I could barely handle the one tattoo that I have and yet he was covered in them. That says a lot about a person to me.
He shook his head and said " You will do it for today. How is this going to feel?"
" You will just get tired and then fall asleep. It will take less than five minutes." I replied already searching for the weave.
" You must book a lot of people." He said laying down.
" Not really. You have to factor in travel time and people's schedules." I said reaching to touch his forehead.
Pulling my magic from deep within I pushed my way into his memories as I pushed the weave into him. While I was working I noticed something strange. Several of his memories are altered. When a Dreamweaver uses their powers the traces are gone by the morning. If they alter a memory the weave stays. If he knows Lexie then it is more than likely it is her. I decided to break the hold. As I look through the memories I learned that he is engaged to Lexie. Then I noticed it. A beautiful Jade necklace, It is what I needed to help Katie. After grabbing the information that I needed I quickly stepped back. I spent a little longer than necessary.
The guard that was watching me asked " Is it done?"
" Yes. I said " he should be out for eight hours. You will be able to wake him up sooner if needed but it will be hard. He will be groggy if you do wake him early. Based on his file he may end up sleeping for more than eight. If you have any issues please give me a call."
I left my business card with him and left. It is going to be a long night. I am about to do something that I swore I would never do again. I am going solely based on someone's memories. The last time that I did it ,it did not end well for me. I got someone killed. But I have to help Katie and Max. She has done so much for me. This time will be different. I don't have my parents chasing me and I am not weakened from experimentation.
In between clients I gathered my gear. I had a small window of opportunity as the sun started to rise. For an hour there are gaps in security. It is something they know about but they think that no one is dumb enough to steal from them. Under normal circumstances that is true. Jayden's dad is a detective with Blank police department. But for my friends I will risk anything. The Brawen manor sat on the west side of town. The security is no joke. Good thing Jayden was notorious at sneaking out. When you know the way out you also know the way in.The house is beautiful. I could get lost in the house if I had the time. The basement is the most secure place. It was no match for me and my skills. The safe door opened with a click. The jade necklace was sitting in a beautiful suede box. The sight of it took my breath away. I carefully switched it with my calling card. On the way out I was almost caught by one of the cleaning people. The meeting with the processor went smoothly as well. All in all it was a great night.
For the first time since I started to work at sleep core I came in late. I was able to get a good night's sleep with minimum nightmares. Some people actually stopped and stared at me as I headed to my desk. Lexie gave me a smug smile and said " It is good to see you today. I hope you enjoy it."
I leaned over to Jessica and asked " Do you know what she meant by that?"
She shook her head no and then said " I have heard that HR is doing some type of investigation and your name has been brought up."
" What type of investigation?" I asked
" From what I heard someone sold people's information." she said
" That is a HIPPA violation." I said, " Why is my name being brought up?"
Jessica's eyes flickered over to Lexie and it clicked with me. " What did I do to her?" I asked
" Honestly, I have no idea." Jessica said. " They have been calling people all morning."
Before I could ask anything else Alex called my name. I looked up to see him waving at me. Rachal, the head of HR, was already sitting in his office when I walked in.
" How are you Izzy?" She asked
" Pretty good. How are you?" I asked politely.
" Good" She said " Has anyone told you what is going on?"
"Not really. I actually was late today." I replied as dread filled my stomach.
" A client of ours found some of their personal information on the dark web. Things that only they knew."
I nodded as she continued " We believe that some one in sleepcore has been selling peoples information. We are still investigating but so far we have found at least ten other clients' information stolen."
"Dang." I said " What can I do to help?"
" We are implementing our normal protocol. For tonight we need you to cover a few people's clients while we have a talk with them." Alex said
" I have a pretty free schedule tonight." I said, " I can take a few."
" That would be amazing." Rachal said " as a small compensation we will be giving the ones that help this week a few days off next week."
" I actually have a day off scheduled for next week. Can I just be refunded that vacation day?" I asked
"I will see what I can do." Rachal said
Alex handed me a stack of papers and said " This is a list of people and times just pick the ones that you have the time for. I will give them a call after you get me a list."
My heart was pounding as I headed back to my desk. Lexie's face dropped as I sat down at my desk and started to go through my list.
Loud enough for lexie to hear Jessica ask " what was that about."
Equally as loud I said " I am taking over people's work while they are being investigated."
" So you are not in trouble?" Jessica asked
" Not yet." I said
Lexie immediately got up and went to Alex's office. I smiled as she came back a few minutes later huffy. Soon I had a book night. Alex was extremely happy about how many I was able to take. I offered to take some for the next day as well if he needed it.
On the way to my first stop I called Katie and told her that we may have to let the painting pass. I told her about how work is doing an investigation into people. The last thing I needed was to be caught.