The Powerful Pride of an Immortal (Immortal Supers Book 4) by Kurtis Eckstein (ebook reader for surface pro .TXT) 📗

“I’ll wait then, just in case. Want to chat on the hood of my car, or want me just to chill here?”

Heidi smiled. So considerate.

“Sure, we can chat. Just a minute.”

She pulled up her sister’s contact and began the call.

I began scooping out enchiladas for everyone while Lily and Lexi sat down at the table, having moved on to talking about going on a vacation together sometime. After all, it wasn’t far from being summer and those of us working had flexible jobs now, to an extent.

Freya walked past me to grab her coffee, running her fingers gently across my shoulders, only for me to stop halfway through scooping out an enchilada.

“Hey Lexi,” I interrupted. “Heidi’s calling you. Did you leave your phone upstairs?”

I saw her look at me in absolute confusion as she reached down to her pocket, only to grab her phone and hold it up. “No, it’s right here,” she said. “But I don’t have any missed calls from–”

Instantly, her phone began to ring.

Suddenly, everyone went from confused to straight-up staring at me like they’d seen a ghost, including Freya. Then, after a moment of hesitation, Lexi answered it.

“Hey sis. Everything okay?”

I couldn’t hear the response…and yet…

‘Yeah, I’m good. Car’s dead though. Can you come pick me up? I don’t really know what to do in this kind of situation.’

Now that I was thinking about it, focusing on it, I could almost imagine what she was saying.

“T-That’s really strange,” Lexi said, looking extremely concerned now. “I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t start. It’s practically brand new.”

Again, it was like I just knew what she was saying.

‘Yeah, that’s what I thought too! Sorry to be a bother.’

“No,” Lexi shook her head, standing up. “Not at all. I’m on my way.”

‘Thanks, sis.’

“Yeah, of course. See you soon.”

She hung up, and everyone immediately looked at me.

Freya spoke up first, looking especially concerned. “Sam, how did you know she was going to call? Is it like when you saw the future before? Like the car accident, or the mall attack, or…” She hesitated. “Something like the ‘thing’ with Heidi,” she added vaguely, referring to my very vivid sexual encounter with Lexi’s younger sister.

My brow furrowed, because I didn’t feel like it was anything like those situations, but they had a valid point. How did I know?

“I’m not sure,” I admitted. “But no, I’m not really worried or anything. I just sort of felt like she was calling.”

“You seemed a little more confident than that,” Lily commented.

I shrugged again. “Either way, let’s go get her. I can call a tow truck on the way.” After all, while I was sure everything was fine, there was no way in hell I was letting Lexi go into public by herself. Granted, I should probably have the same concern for Heidi too, even if she wasn’t directly a target. The fact that she was ‘alive’ again, after being declared dead, wasn’t exactly widespread knowledge, so it almost felt like Heidi had a free pass.

She was sort of like a ghost.

But at the same time, there was a part of me that almost wanted to use the previous threats on Lexi’s life as an excuse to strongly recommend that Heidi not date anymore.

That seemed fair…

Not really, but I wasn’t sure I could handle her going on more dates. Something had to give. I didn’t know what, but something had to change. Maybe if I just gave her a ton of attention, she’d give up on dating.

Except, treading that line could be really risky, and I wasn’t sure Freya’s new incentive program was going to hold me back in the heat of the moment.

“Sam,” Freya said with a furrowed brow just as Lexi and I were heading out the garage door. “I saw your vision when Lily got shot, and it didn’t include the actual shooting. Just the part where you found her and watched her die.”

Well, that certainly set a somber tone. I glanced at Lily, recalling the horrible soul-destroying devastation.

“What about it?” I wondered hesitantly.

Surprisingly, it was Lily who chimed in with wide eyes. “You knew. Sam, you knew I jumped in front of Lexi, even though no one told you. Just like you knew Heidi was calling.”

My brow furrowed. “What could that mean though?”

Freya shook her head. “I don’t know, but it makes me nervous. When are they going to let you see your evaluation?”

“Well, according to my contract, they’re required to provide it within fifteen days after signing. So basically two weeks from yesterday.”

Freya nodded, focusing on Lexi. “I don’t know if you can get your boss to speed that up, but I think the sooner we know what’s going on, the better.”

Lexi nodded, holding up her phone. “And I’ll call my sister again just to make sure she’s okay.”

“Yeah, let’s get going,” I suggested, just a hint of worry now. “The sooner we get her back home, the better.”

I followed Lexi to her red Ferrari and climbed in, trying to figure out how I just knew Heidi was going to call earlier. But honestly, I didn’t know how. Deciding just to clear my mind and focus on her, I closed my eyes.

9: Spark of Instinct

Heidi Stockton

April 13, 2735 – Current Day – Evening

“Seriously?” Heidi said with a grin, only to laugh. “That’s ridiculous!”

“I know, right?” Liam agreed with a grin of his own, shifting his weight slightly on the hood of his silver car.

Heidi had to admit, her date was super easy to talk to. When they were having coffee earlier, she realized she was stuck on things to talk about, since she’d been sort of ‘gone from the world’ for three years, but Liam made it easy. He asked basic questions that felt important for getting to know someone, but were also easy for her to answer, like ‘What’s your dream vacation spot?’ or ‘If you could be anything when you grow up, what would it be?’

That last one was hilarious, because it was obviously