EVOLVED by Jessica Gomez

Author:Jessica Gomez [Gomez, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Lillie

I wake with a groan. Rolling over, I try to sit up, but fail on my first couple attempts.

Chuckling to my left has me opening my eyes in that direction. Through my tired lashes, Asher’s silhouette greets me, triggering my own laughter. “I’m a roly poly, don’t laugh at me.” My belly is growing larger by the day, making it difficult to sit up from the ground. It’s also wreaking havoc on my sleep. I flinch as my muscles tweak and spaz. “I wonder if I can get Jeff to bring in something softer to sleep on. Sweet Pea’s not enjoying this thin pallet. I think I grew more bones to bruise.” Balancing myself, I’m finally able to meet Asher’s eyes. “Asher!” My own aches forgotten, I’m next to him in an instant, my hands hovering above his battered and bruised face. “What happened to you?” I whisper, not understanding where the damage came from. He was fine last night.

“He doesn’t like it when I touch you.” He smiles, his broken lip spreading wide. He reaches up and tucks my hair behind my ear. “You were so sick…” He trails off, shaking his head and those what if thoughts away. “How are you feeling?” He searches my eyes for honesty.

“I’m okay. I promise,” I say, meeting his eyes, letting him know what I say is the truth. Once that’s clear, the memory of last night floods me. “I can hear him,” I whisper again. Looking around the cave, everyone but the humans are gone. “Where’s everyone?” I ask before he can question my previous statement.

“Getting breakfast.” He’s abrupt. “What do you mean, you can hear him?”

“When I woke up in the middle of the night, I heard him talking to me, but it was in our heads. He talks differently in his head. He sounds human, like he did before becoming infected. Out loud, he sounds sick and scary. He said he wanted to keep me and the baby safe.” I shake my head. This is insane. “I don’t understand,” I confess. We’ve all developed some sort of sixth sense from the Flash. Mine is seeing the future, pieces of a puzzle that I’m always too late at solving. It’s uncontrollable, and I have no idea how to harness it, and now this. I meet his eyes again and speak my worst fear. “What if his bite hurt the baby?” If it influenced me, what would it do to my still developing little bun? I choke on my sob.

“Hey, hey, don’t think like that. You still feel movement, don’t you?”

I nod. “Yes. He’s actually moving more often the last few days, and hasn’t changed since the bite.” Hearing my own words have a reassuring effect.

Asher senses the shift in my emotions and plays on them. “See? There’s nothing to worry about. If you’re feeling all right then the baby’s fine.”

Inspecting all the damage on his face has my blood boiling. Asher has done nothing but help me since I arrived.

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