Lunatic Fringe by TL Schaefer

Author:TL Schaefer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Terri Schaefer
Published: 2020-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

KAVENAUGH’S DECLARATION that Trang was being charged as a domestic terrorist and transported to the high security wing of a Denver hospital wasn’t all that surprising to me. Nor was the fact everyone left Heath and I alone for a bit in a small private hospital room in the same hospital. Tori was still asleep in the room next door, guarded by an exceedingly gigantic FBI agent who looked like a NFL linebacker. The docs said she was fine, just likely under the influence of a heavy-duty sedative.

Wealth, rank and a federal badge had its privileges and I was more than willing to exploit them.

My head pounded like a bass drum and my throat was raw from screaming, like I’d gargled with razor blades, but it still didn’t stop what I demanded from Heath. The truth.

“You’re Talented, and you never even hinted at it,” I said. I wasn’t even trying to keep the betrayal out of my tone. He’d seen how terrified I was. And yes, he’d been there for me, but he could have said so much more, done so much more. “Spill. I need to know.”

He looked down at his feet, at the curtained windows, anywhere but at me. It was disconcerting, even through my continuing anger.

I’d never seen Heath Farrell look uncomfortable, not really. And that calmed me down like nothing else could have. Because he had been there for me. Had talked me through the last few days, when I thought my world, and then my very life, were coming apart at the seams.

I gentled my tone. We all had demons, and I was so damned tired of being on guard and outraged and angry at the mysterious “them” out there. Who we now knew to be Grace. Which was seriously fucked up.

“Seriously, Heath, I need to know.” My use of his name, maybe my tone, non-judgmental, calm, jerked his head up. “I need to know what to say to the others about what you did to Trang.”

He’d saved Tori, saved me. Right now I didn’t even want to think of what might have happened had he not gone all Firestarter on Trang. But I had a pretty good idea, whether I wanted to go there or not.

“No one else knows,” he replied, and now his gaze was locked with mine. The Iceman was gone, as if he’d never existed. This was the real, human Heath Farrell I doubted anyone had met in decades. “I was Hugh’s first student, back in the day. I’m the reason he started CASI.”

Oh Mother Mary. A ton of things began to make sense. His near fanatical desire to see CASI work, his protection of the students. I’d thought it was because of his children, but it might be both. “Are your kids talented as well?”

He shook his head. “We don’t know yet. I’m serious, Monica. No one living knows about my Talent. No one.”

His words struck me. “How is that possible? CASI is your school. How does Summers not know?

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