Fever - Selina Brinkmann (short novels to read .TXT) 📗

from the screen and he heard something falling to the ground. “What is wrong?”

“Nothing, nothing at all.” She reappeared “But what do you want from her?”

“I need to interview her. I need to find out more about her past to prevent any danger coming towards us. So where is she? I thought after your fast friendship you were gonna spent time together.”

“Well we were but due to the teenager pulling a prank and three of them ending up here in the hospital with food poisoning I cancelled and asked one of the other to take her out.”

Roan drummed his finger on the surface of the desk. “So who is she out with? “
– I need her. His beast added and he stifled a groan. When it came to Evy he just couldn’t think straight.

“Aaron’s grandson!” Roxanne smiled at him innocently.

His heart stopped and the beast in him soared back to life. “Do you mean Harridson? Keith Harridson is out with her in the woods?”

Roxanne pouted “If you say it like that it sounds so bad.”

“Roxanne!” he roared. “He is a charmer and probably trying to get into her pants. Of course that is bad.”

She blinked and stated bluntly: “But she is single. It’s not like anybody would mind if they have a game of hide and seek in the woods.”

“I would!” he started but immediately stopped after realizing his slip.

“What would you?” Roxanne asked eagerly.

“Never mind. I will inform her about the interview myself as soon as she comes back.” And with that he ended his call. Throwing the On-Screen onto the shelf behind him he jumped out of the chair not caring that it fell over.

- Why am I acting so strangely every time someone mentions Evy? He questioned himself and paced up and down. The beast in him tried it hardest to break free but Roan held it in an iron grip. In this state he didn’t want to know what he was capable of doing to Keith if he found those two together.

But it still didn’t answer what was wrong with him. Ever since Evy had reached his territory the animal inside him had tried to be close to her. To keep her.
To mate with her.

Frowning Roan hastened and went through everything he knew about mating. And came up with almost nothing. He knew that the professors in the camps had wanted them to mate but as far as he knew not one of their attempts had worked out.

Mating was now a rumour among their kind. They said that the man would know first and it was up to them to claim their mates but what was actually required to fulfil the mating was unknown to them.

While Roan was pacing in his office considering the chances of him finding his mate Roxanne was freaking out. Her plan had worked better than thought but his reaction had been terrifying. Having left the hospital wing as soon as Roan had ended the call she searched for Dominic. When she had almost given up her search she felt his presence behind her.

“Dominic don’t do that. One day I will shriek so loud that your ears are gonna burst!”

He came a bit closer so she could see his green eyes focused on her. “I am sorry about the way I acted the last time we met, Roxanne.” His eyes widened when she clutched onto his arm.

“I don’t care anymore. It worked!”

Dominic was confused as she was almost hugging him and her sweet smell invaded his senses.

“What did work?”

“My plan to get Roan jealous.” She laughed and then nibbled nervously at her lips.

- O yeah. She was killing him. Slowly and unaware of it.

“I think it worked too well!”

- And I know what would make me feel good, very good indeed.

“I think he might kill Keith!” she shrieked and shook him.

“Wait what!” finally getting what she was telling him he hold her still. “You set Evy up with Keith the womanizer and are wondering why Roan might freak out when they come back. If he hadn’t left already!”

“Well yes?” she looked up to him.

“Good you are really killing me right now.” She grinned up to him and patted his arm. “Don’t worry I am pretty sure that he will only scare Keith off!”

Grumbling he just added, “I hope so for you!”

Leaning against him Roxanne couldn’t suppress her giggle.

“Imagine if the two of them really end up together. It will all be done to me!”

“If he finally accepts the beast in him instead of fighting it he would probably already have her.”

She hit him hard onto his chest and just said: “He will accept his other side when he is ready for it. And I also doubt that Evy is ready yet.”

“Argh, it will take him months. He is far too stubborn to see that the only reason he is constantly fighting his animalistic side is because he still can’t accept what he is.”

“So you think he should just give up and let the beast roam free.”

“Not roam free but sometimes let it make his decisions instead of him overthinking everything. He cannot live forever as a divided person.”

“Yeah it cannot be too healthy. But I think he fears to let go.”

“So the mighty Roan has a weakness!” Dominic chuckled and Roxanne tilted her face up so she could see his face.

“Don’t even mention this when you two are fighting again. And don’t think I have forgiven you just because you can say I’m sorry!”

“I am very sorry!” he smiled at her and tugged back a strand of hair that had escaped the braid.

Roxanne didn’t reply but hugged him harder and pressed her face into his chest.

- And just maybe he wouldn’t use Roxanne’s revelation but help her to get that brick wall moving in order to catch Evy’s attention. Even if they would need a wonder to achieve that.

But then looking down at the blond head he realized that a small wonder already happened.

Hands off

Having spent the last hour in his office pacing around like a caged tiger Roan couldn’t stand it anymore and headed down to the training area to see if there was someone with whom he could work some steam off.

Half way down to the training hall he came across Aaron who was looking after the plants making sure that they had everything they needed.

“Oh hey Roan. How are you! I haven’t see you for a long time now.” He whipped his hands and gave him a firm shake. And with a frown answered, “You spot as a chess partner has been taken by Elma. I swear she is already better than me and she just started a week ago.”

“So you are getting beaten by a girl who is more than three decades younger than you and couldn’t play the game at the beginning of this week.” Roan grinned “I think you should consider quitting this game. It doesn’t seem like you can bring it on any longer.”

Grumbling Aaron gave him a pat on the back and just said: “I can still beat you, greenhorn. I have already travelled the world while you were still in your nappies. So don’t get sassy.”

Roan laughed, bit farewell and arrived at the hall without any more encounters. The hall was only hardly lit and he could see some of his officers running their rounds keeping fit for their watch. Putting his shoes off he caught up with them and felt into their rhythm.

Their talk was manly about incidents that had happened during their watch but nothing too serious. Deciding to spread the rumour of opening the gates the following week Roan announced that help was again granted through New Terra. The guys accepted the news with a cheer and promised to keep to the protocol and if anything unusual was happening that they would report back to him immediately.

Charlie, a middle aged former soldier with military cut hair was slowing down and offered Roan to have a short work out as he was sick of “Trotting around the hall like a dog chasing its tail.”

Grinning Roan accepted and followed suit when Charlie pulled of his shirt. There was no need to ruin a good outfit just to get some problems out of his system. The other guards where forming a circle and placed bets on who was going to win the round. Roan knew that the bets were low on him as Charlie was a hulk of a man and many of them hadn’t seen him training for a long time now.

Patiently waiting Roan challenged Charlie to be the first to act. Circling each other he studied the soldier’s movement and tried to find weaknesses.
“No abs? Right?”

Charlie chuckled and said, “Using your abilities would make you a little princess. Just us nothing more!” And with that he launched forward and managed to punch Roan into his side. He didn’t waste a second and responded with a hard knock into the other man’s stomach. Bending over Charlie retreated and kept on circling.

When Roan saw that the other man’s eyes were wandering he stroke again this time hitting hard into his face.

Smirking Charlie whipped the bit of blood away. “Seems like our prince here has still some spirit left in him. The office work hasn’t yet managed to kill it all.” The other guards laughed as well and Charlie answered with a fast block upon Roan’s next attack and managed to land two hits on his own.

Soon no word was spoken and the only sound was them moving around or the sound of a fist connecting with another body. Having run out of his anger Roan decided to end this game to spare Charlie some serious damage and knocked him of his feet. Pressing Charlie to the ground he waited until the former soldier gave up then got up.

“Still thinking I have lacked in exercising!” he offered him a hand and helped Charlie up.

“Nah mate. You can definitely keep up with us lot.” And feeling his tender jaw the soldier said to his friends, “Just remind me guys that I won’t take him up on my own again. This guy has gotten some serious tricks.”

“Depending on how busy we will be in the next few days with setting up the new system. I can show you some of the stuff.” Roan offered and put his shirt on. Taking the shoes into his hand he gave Charlie a handshake and headed off.

The beast in him had backed down and Roan was sure that if he saw Keith and Evy together he wouldn’t lose it. And maybe he would realize that he had only been wool-gathering and imagining stuff due to everything that was going on right now.

Reaching the exit he put his shoes back on and supervised the kids playing outside under the watchful eyes of some of his followers. When they saw him standing there they gestured for him to join them but he shook his head and crossed his arms in front of his chest. He wouldn’t be distracted and concentrate on the task he had on his hands. From his raised position he could make out Elma and Samantha. They were playing with the Rubik’s cube Taylor had given Elma and took turns in solving it.
From the first day they had met the two of them had been best friends despite their big differences. Elma was telekinetic assessed and as Aaron said already ahead of most daily life stuff however Samantha kept her grounded as she was high empathetic and could help the other girl to express herself in times when she couldn’t do it.

Next to the girls sat Rob Lengton. He was a close friend of them but now as they were growing older the girls often kept to themselves and he went along with it just giving them the space they needed. Rob hadn’t really bounded with any of the other kids as his abilities often scared them. Whenever he was upset he could inflame objects near to him. It had been tough the first year when he arrived because there were