Order of the Omni: A Supernatural Romantic Suspense Novel (The Immortalies Book 1) Penny Knight (100 best novels of all time TXT) 📖

That’s it, I am calling the ambulance. Fuck this, she is scaring the shit out of me. I hear Topher again.

“No, I said no hospital,” I yell. “Just be normal, for Christ’s sake.”

I said nothing about the hospital. Did she just hear what I was thinking?

I’m looking hard, he is not moving his mouth. My eyes tear up. I might be losing it, like he thinks.

Can you hear me, Elita? he asks without moving his mouth.

“Yes.” I swallow. “Of course, I can. Stop playing around.”

Elita, I am not playing around. He continues. Right now, I am thinking and you can hear me. Oh, my god. Can you hear what I am thinking right now? This is freaky.

I nod. “I can hear you,” I whisper.

“Shit E, you can hear what I’m thinking.”

“No, I can’t.” This is crazy.

“Yes, you can. Ok, let’s try this. I will think of a number between one and one thousand and you have to guess it, ok?” If this actually works, I’m gonna freak out.

“I’m already freaking the fuck out, but sure, I’ll play along,” I say. His eyes bug out.

“Ok, here goes.” He straightens himself in the chair.

Think of a really random number. One that she just couldn’t guess. Oh, my god, the pressure. Ok, maybe 315, no, no. Um... 738. Ok yeah, that’s random, 738. Ok, ready.

I bite my lip and smirk. Could this really be?

“738,” I say.

“Oh, my god you can hear me!” he squeals.

“Oh, my god, I can hear you.” My heart beats faster.

“This is awesome.” He jumps up on the bed.

“Awesome? No way. What the hell is wrong with me?”

“What happened to you in the lobby, was it a migraine?”

Before I can answer and fill him in on everything that happened today, there’s a firm knock at the door.

That must be Leo, Topher thinks.

“What, why? Why is he here?” I ask.

“Wow, this is freaky, I can’t believe you can hear me.” He shakes his head. “He said he would come back with a doctor.” He stands.

“Well, don’t answer it!” I shriek in a panic.

“What, why?”

“Cause, I can’t see him.” I jump up from the bed.

Hmm, yeah, fair enough. You look like shit.

I throw a pillow at him. “No, dumbass! Not because of that!” I sprint to the only door in the room, assuming it’s the bathroom.

He laughs. “Oh shit, I’m gonna get myself in so much trouble. He won’t just leave, trust me E.”

“Just get rid of him,” I say as I slam the door to the bathroom.

Bloody hell. Bloody hell. Bloody hell.

I hear Topher say, or think from inside the safety of the bathroom. I hope he can get rid of him. There’s no way I can go through that pain again. With what just happened between me hearing Topher’s thoughts and my passing out, I’m still trying to process it, let alone dealing with someone I don’t know who affects me so deeply.

I hear a click and the door opens, my stomach doing a somersault.

“Hey, what’s up?” Topher says as if nothing unusual has happened today. Ok, so he’s going with the nonchalant card. I bite back a grin. Then realise I’m by myself and let it take over. God, I love him.

“What’s up?” Leo’s smooth deep voice repeats, clearly not buying it. He clears his throat and continues, not waiting for an answer. “I have the doctor here as discussed.”

“Uhh, ok. Yep, I can see that. What’s up, Doc?” Topher says.

“Dr. Hutchins is here to check over Elita. May we come in?” His voice is strained. I believe his patience is dwindling with Topher’s dismissive behaviour.

Fuck fuckety fuck, what am I meant to say now? Topher must think. I am making an educated guess he didn’t just blurt that out to Leo.

“She woke up and is feeling much better. She won’t need a doctor. She’ll be fine,” Topher tries to tell him.

After a slight pause Leo finally responds. “I am glad she is feeling better. Although, due to our legal responsibilities, we still would like her to be checked over. It’s ok if she doesn’t want to use our onsite medical staff. I can always call an ambulance if you would prefer?”

My body goes rigid. Hell no.

I hear footsteps enter the room. I guess Topher let him in.

“She’s in the bathroom. She may be awhile.” Topher tries again but also says it louder, probably for my benefit. “I can call you and let you know when she is free.”

“That’s ok, we can wait.” Leo says firmly. His voice leaves nowhere to go. There is an attractiveness to him that just engulfs you. I could almost visualise Topher saluting him in response.

I slump down to the floor. Great. There’s no escaping going out there. A lump forms in my throat. I’m not sure what would be worse: The pain he caused earlier or me hearing all of their thoughts. What if they figure it out and ship me off to an asylum or to a scientific research institute and they cut my brain open?

I slap my hands on my head. Enough with the conspiracy theories, I need to get my shit together. Topher said I would be awhile. The bathroom has a spa in the corner, very tempting. They could wait while I soak a bit. Although I don’t have any clothes to change into after, so it would be kind of gross.

With both hands, I push myself off the tiles and walk to the basin. A small yelp escapes when I see the horror in front of me. Well, I may as well kill some time and fix myself up. And I’m honest enough to admit, I don’t won’t to look half bad when I see him again.

Rummaging through the drawers and the basin, I gather the supplies to fix the mess that is my face. First step, face wash. They actually have make-up remover in their little mini collection of facial products. That’s a win. I get