The Reeling: A Dark Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance (Quorum Duet Book 1) by L. Miles

Author:L. Miles [Miles, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-09T16:00:00+00:00

13

Alex

Earlier…

I stepped out of the van and held my hand out.

Sandra Kingston ignored it and hopped out onto the pavement. Her short heels made a clicking sound on impact.

I gave her a brief bow. “Until next time, Sandra.”

She gave me an indecipherable look before she walked away.

Her frustration was palpable, but I wasn’t increasing funding until I saw more concrete results. I wanted my rejection to galvanize her work.

I didn’t tolerate a contentious attitude with most people, and even when I had a problem with it, I’d never show it.

But Sandra, my best researcher, was once one of my closest friends. Sometimes I’d reminisce back to the times when we shared ideas surrounding equality and science that went beyond societal constraints. It was centuries ago, yet the memories were so easily retrievable, they could’ve happened yesterday.

My immortals weren’t caught up in the past like I was. While everyone moved on, I tried to maintain my French. I stayed up-to-date with politics and business in France. Those were my roots.

“I’ll walk,” I told Carl, my driver. After watching the van disappear into the distance, I tilted my head back and stared up at the sky. I ran my fingers over the back of my hand, and my eyes slowly shut.

She’s here. I didn’t know how I knew, but I was certain about it.

I’d allowed my body to be used to test enhancements since the possibility of death and suffering honestly didn’t bother me. But now I occasionally woke up with new abilities.

My intuition treated me very well these days.

Mon amour. She was here to attend her friend’s wedding.

It was as if there was something intangible connecting the both of us, and I let my instincts lead me to her.

And alas, there she was. Right in front of me.

Saige stood outside a coffee shop, holding a paper cup. She appeared out of place, awkwardly looking up and down the street. Her hair escaped her ponytail and the lines of her face were more defined, bringing out her fatigue.

The others aren’t taking care of her well enough.

Maybe I should stay away, but I couldn’t. Something inside of me refused to, and naturally, I gravitated toward her. “Hello.”

Saige gasped, her cup hovering at her lips. “Alex! What are you doing here?”

I could barely remember our conversation after that. It was all a blur, and my mind raced with ways to get her off the street. I calculated how to word my request to have her come back to my apartment.

Her cardigan was too thin, and the chilly wind could make her sick. Humans were fragile like that. I could give her one of the new concoctions from my lab, but testing was still in the initial stages.

The faint sound of her stomach growling was the last straw.

Now she was here in my apartment, well-fed, and within touch. That combination tested my hard-earned control. Her hair was silky soft, the strands gliding through my fingers. What did it for me was when her eyes glossed over.

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