Forgotten Enemy (The Powers of Influence Book 1) by C. B. Haight

Author:C. B. Haight [Haight, C. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Added Touch Publications
Published: 2012-12-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

One week after Selena’s visit, Collett was at an impasse with regard to remembering who she was. There were no more vague memories or terrible nightmares. Her mind fell into what she felt was a sleep state. She had a hard time focusing on anything truthfully. There was too much jumbled in her head, and she couldn’t pull one thought forward at a time. When she did, her thoughts centered on Cade and their budding relationship.

Rederrick watched her, looking at her dazed expression as he called her name for the third time. “Collett?”

This time she heard him. Looking sideways, Collett saw his pinched and concerned features and realized that this was not the first time he had said her name, “Hum?”

“Are you alright?” he asked.

Trying to ease his mind, Collett answered absently, “Yeah, fine.” Seeing his appraising eyes, she admitted, “Sorry, I was just thinking.”

He scrutinized Collett carefully, “You know, we can do this another day.”

Collett smiled at him and responded, “No, I need to get all of this down. Cade keeps reminding me we may not have a lot of time. On top of that, with the upcoming holiday and Cade’s tight schedule for my training with him, it seems my time with you is limited.”

Rederrick wondered to himself if Cade wasn’t pushing too hard. He knew Cade was trying to keep her safe, but the phrase, all work and no play jumped into his head. Rederrick decided he would go over the emergency numbers one more time, and then he would give her a break.

He said, “Why don’t we go over the phone list one more time.”

Collett stood from the chrome and black chair she occupied in the security room, and walked over to the bank of screens playing out security footage. Rederrick was teaching her how to work some of the more basic equipment and briefing her on emergency protocols. Cade insisted she needed at least an hour a day going over the vast amount of information in this room.

Answering him, Collett recited the four numbers Rederrick had taught her for emergencies: his cell and Cade’s cell, not that Cade showed any sign of leaving the house as long as she was in it. Then she rattled off Nate’s number and finally Cody’s who had yet to arrive.

Cody kept in contact and called Rederrick again yesterday to tell him he would be delayed until this Tuesday. Apparently, an unexpected emergency had come up.

As she rattled off numbers, Rederrick thought about all that Collett had been through this last week. It had been exactly two weeks and two days after Collett’s run-in with the demon, and they were no further along in understanding any of this.

Cade and Rederrick had done a massive amount of research, looking for any small clue they could find, trying to make some sense of this. They were still coming up empty-handed. Making matters worse, the waiting was making everyone edgy. They expected Collett’s attackers to make a move by now.

Thanksgiving was only one week away.

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