The Mutant Prime by Haber Karen

Author:Haber, Karen [Haber, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: series, mutants, genetics, adventure, mutant
Publisher: Phoenix Pick
Published: 2013-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

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Yosh put down his claviflute and turned toward the dark-haired young woman standing in his doorway. He’d seen her earlier onscreen, with that bald woman from Cable News, talking to Tavia. She looked familiar. He studied her now as she stood before him. Loose yellow silk tunic and leggings, soft leather sandals. Bright blue eyes. Soft brown hair fashionably cut. He smiled.

“What’s your name?”

“Melanie Ryton. I’m a reporter.”

Their eyes locked, mutual attraction pulsing between them. Finally she broke the spell, looked away, tapping her foot.

“What do you do?” Her voice was a rich, lilting alto. Good tonality, he thought.

“I’m a musician.”

“For Emory Foundation?”

“That’s right.”

She smiled. Yosh felt electrified. He couldn’t stop looking at her. Quick, think of something to say.

“So, Melanie-Ryton-from-Cable-News, my offer still stands. You’re a long way from Tavia’s office. Would you like a guide?”

She gave him a sly look. “Actually, I’d rather hear you play something.” She smiled again. And as he watched, she sank down on a pile of orange cushions.

Yosh grinned back. “My pleasure. I’ve just finished composing something I hope you’ll enjoy.” He reached for his flute, never taking his eyes from her.

The audience had overflowed the auditorium seating. There were rows of mutants standing, shoulder to shoulder, up the aisles and around the back of the hall. Jena had never seen a Mutant Union meeting so packed. All eyes were trained on the Mutant Union officers onstage. And all everybody wanted to do was talk about Ashman the supermutant. She watched eagerly as Wade Walters took the microphone to address the crowd.

“Friends, as you know, Dr. Sarnoff was going to discuss the end of experimentation on mutant subjects in Russia and Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, he has been called away on urgent business. Therefore, we will throw this meeting open to debate. The subject before us is Victor Ashman. Is he friend or foe? You all know my opinion. I believe we should cultivate the supermutant. He can work with us to better our lives. Any discussion?”

“How do we know we can trust him?” Kira Remmer demanded. She had run for a seat on the board in the last election but had failed to qualify. “Will he submit to DNA fingerprinting? Will he work with us on mutant rights?”

Wade shook his head. “We don’t have the answers to those questions yet. We hope to have them soon. I’m sure Ashman will be eager to work with us.”

“Spoken like a true politician,” Kira said. She smiled oddly. “You’re positive yet you don’t have answers. Meanwhile this dangerous enigma is frightening the normals, appearing on television, and seems to have a wealthy woman in his pocket.”

“Why doesn’t he come to see us?” shouted a violet-haired man with silver studs on either side of his nose. “He should be here among us if he cares about us at all.”

A roar of approval went up from the crowd.

“That’s the point,” a piercing voice said, cutting through the din. A round-faced man of middle size, tan with dark hair, stood up: Chemen Astori, the East Coast Book Keeper.

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