Supervillainess (Part One) by Lizzy Ford

Author:Lizzy Ford
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: urban fantasy, superheroes, superhero romance, villain romance

Eight: The greatest arch-nemeses are former allies

Reader watched Kimber cross the crowded street lined with bars, accompanied by three other people. He was smiling. It wasn’t the terse expression she had seen while in his care at his apartment, but a freer, broader, happier smile, probably facilitated by alcohol.

She and the surveillance team tailing him kept their distance after his visit to the training facility. Already she had spotted two of her brother’s men, also discreetly following the stubborn doctor. Her brother was nothing if not impulsive, and she was as interested in his plans as she was in what Kimber was doing. Jermaine had already tried to murder Kimber once today.

Reader studied the doctor, unaccustomed to being perplexed by anyone. She could read the minds of those around her with ease, but when she went too close to the doctor, he somehow managed to block her ability completely until she moved away. Fortunately, he was too intoxicated this night to notice her, which gave her the ideal opportunity to test the limits of his ability.

Fifteen-ish feet. If she were within four or five yards of him, she lost her superpower. The distance was far greater than she would have liked. It basically ruled out her ability to talk to him without rendering herself vulnerable to her surroundings. Safe in her lair or at the training facility, it wouldn’t matter. But anywhere else, especially in public, she couldn’t risk approaching him outright, not when her brother – and newfound arch-nemesis – was after her.

Kimber and his coworkers disappeared into another bar.

Reader telepathically ordered one of her men to stay with him before turning away and making her way down the street, towards the car, where Igor awaited her. As she walked, she sucked in the thoughts of those around her absently, always alert for any sign of threat. Forefront on her mind, however, was the unusual sensation she had first experienced the day she and the doctor spoke about suffering.

Reaching Igor, who stood on guard at the front of the car, Reader tilted her head back and gazed up at his dark features and darker eyes. His thoughts were quiet and loyal, as always. Igor was easy to understand, because he had no real desire other than to assist her, and he generally spoke his mind, unlike pretty much everyone else she had ever met. Moreover, she trusted her longtime nanny, who had sneaked her candy when she was in the dungeon, despite her father’s orders to let her starve until she learned whatever lesson it was he wanted to teach her.

“Igor, what’s the opposite of hate?” she asked.

“Love.”

She gave a snort of derision and rolled her eyes. “Not that opposite. Less opposite but still pretty far from hate.”

“Like?”

“No.” Reader frowned and sifted through the thoughts and emotions she picked up from Igor on a daily basis to provide some sort of basis for understanding what she was trying to ask. “It’s how you feel about your first cup of coffee in the morning.

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