Order of the Omni: A Supernatural Romantic Suspense Novel (The Immortalies Book 1) by Penny Knight (good english books to read txt) 📗

“I mean, what’s happened? Is she ok?” he asks.

This time I respond. “She’s ok, she just passed out from adrenaline.”

“She fainted again?” His eyes go wide. “What the hell?”

He follows me as I walk towards the hall.

“Your friend decided it was a good idea to go solo and confront a murdering rapist. What kind of cases do you take?” I ask, my voice clipped. I give the same bullshit story Elita tried with me.

“What!” he yells. “A murderer?”

I nod and open my bedroom door.

“Uh, I think this is the wrong room.”

I ignore him and stride to my bed, lifting the quilt and laying her down gently. I need her safe. And close. I cannot explain why, but there is no way she is sleeping anywhere else tonight.

“Is the doctor here yet?”

“Um, I don’t know. I’ll go check.” He turns and leaves.

I reach into my pocket and take out the delicate amulet she hid. Bending down, I softly lift her head and place the necklace around her neck, then guide her down so she can rest in peace.

I lean forward and brush my lips on her forehead.

“Good night, trouble.”

My heavy eyes flutter open, slowly blinking as my vision centres. Arms gliding on the luscious soft sheets like I’m floating on a dreamy cloud. I’m relaxed and snug in the soft bed as I outstretch my arms. It’s big.

I swallow.

And not mine.

My eyes fly open and I realise. I don’t know where I am. Again.

This is not the room I’ve been staying in. My panic escalates, and I jolt up. That’s when I see Leo sitting in an armchair across from the bed. Illuminated under the only light in the room, a floor lamp in the corner. His eyes on me.

This is his room.

Feeling exposed I look down and let out a relieved exhale. I’m still dressed in my clothes. Then like dominos it all starts falling around me. The night comes flooding back. The girl. The monster. The thoughts.

Leo stands. “I’ll get Topher.” His voice is cool, unattached.

I try to think if I’ve angered him. The entire night was crazy, so I assume I probably have.

“He wanted to see you when you woke.” He walks straight for the door.

“Thank you,” I croak, my throat dry.

He looks back and lifts his chin as he leaves the room.

He is a very odd man. That being said, it was lucky he was with me. I have no idea how I got back here. Or what would have happened if he weren’t.

My back hits the headboard as I bring my knees to my chest. The room is paralysing. So large and grand. I feel like a small child in this enormous bed, overlooking an entire living quarters that is fit for a king. Just like the rest of the penthouse, it’s full of rich, regal furnishings. The clock on the bedside table reads Twelve-fifteen AM. Is that all? What an emotional, draining day. My body feels lax, limp like I’ve just ran a marathon.

I saved a woman’s life today. Nothing I feel now would ever come close to how she must be feeling. My stomach drops and my heart hurts remembering how I found her, even worse than the cries in her thoughts. No matter what, it was the right decision. The only decision. Right?

I had to follow the monster into his lair. The evil in the world. How can someone do and think what he did? What if I never went shopping? Or taken the amulet off and practiced all day?

The necklace. My hand flies to my neck, and I’m relieved to feel it back on. One thing I don’t want is to be in anyone’s mind for a while.

The door opens and Topher steps in.

“How are you feeling?” he asks as he walks straight to me.

“Ok.” I force a smile. He scoots into the bed and pulls me close.

“You need to stop scaring me E.”

I nod as my eyes tear up burying my head in his shoulder.

“What were you thinking?” he asks.

“I’m ok, really. It wasn’t that bad.” Well, that’s a lie.

“You can’t just go after crazy, dangerous people like that. What if Leo wasn’t there? Fuck, I can’t even imagine what could have happened.”

Leo must have told Topher what happened. “You don’t understand.” I pull back and bring my knees up, hugging them. No one can understand what it’s like. “I didn’t have a choice.”

“Yes, you did.”

“You didn’t hear what he was thinking. The evil, vile things he was planning to do. How can you say that?”

“You could have called and told us what was happening.”

My head drops on my arm. I use it to rub my forehead.

“I took it off for a few minutes.” I swallow to stop the tears from falling. My head hangs low. “What if I didn’t? What if I never heard that man?” My heart sinks into my stomach. “What about all the things I’ve blocked out? I could walk past anyone in trouble and not know.”

“You can’t put that on yourself. It’s not your fault.” He nudges me to look at him. I oblige as a tear falls down my cheek. “No one is meant to be able to read minds. You can’t save everyone.”

“You don’t get it. The pain. Constant pain.” I don’t know if it’s my responsibility to help others. But now I know what I could be avoiding by not hearing. How can I walk out of here and make that choice? I don’t understand what I’m meant to do. The tears fall.

“I was happy. We were happy. Weren’t we? We had it together. You and I went through so much shit. But we had it good, for a while. Now it’s gone.” Now that I’ve started, the tears don’t seem to slow down.

“If I hadn’t heard that man, that woman would be dead. And if I had this on...” I grab the necklace with force. “And what about all the other psychos? Or worse, kids in