No One (Element Preservers, #3.5) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Alycia Linwood
in mind. Now that I was alone in the room, it was impossible to ignore how familiar it was.
Chapter 10
4 years ago
The symptoms of my disease had become worse, so Alan took me to the lab every day. The scientists did various checkups on me and monitored my progress, which was extremely tiring. After being hooked up to numerous machines and resisting the seductive call of elements for the whole fucking day, I was dead on my feet. I barely had enough strength to take a shower and get ready for bed.
I was about to enter my room when Alan called my name from the downstairs. While I was contemplating whether to pretend I didn't hear him, he yelled my name again, louder this time. What had I done now? Sighing, I went downstairs, my bare feet making no sound on the soft red carpet. Alan was sitting on the couch and watching some lame-ass action movie. He turned his head as he sensed me approaching, and I leaned on the doorframe, reluctant to go any closer to him.
"Come," he said, his voice full of authority. A shiver ran down my spine because he only used that tone when he was angry or had something serious in mind. Something I wasn't going to like.
"Can't whatever you want wait for tomorrow? I'm really tired." I wasn't sure I could keep myself upright for much longer.
Alan gave me a long, hard look. "I said, come here."
"Please." My puppy-eyed look never worked on Alan - or anyone - but I didn't know what he wanted and that unnerved the hell out of me.
"Adrian! Now!" He patted the couch for the emphasis. Shit. I padded over to him, chewing on the insides of my mouth.
Alan relaxed a bit and looked up at me. "We need to find out if you can control yourself subconsciously, and I think this is the right moment to do it."
"What?" I gaped at him, but tension seeped out of my shoulders. At least he wasn't angry at me.
"I want to test you myself because I don't want you to spend a night in the lab yet." His tone of voice indicated that I should be grateful for his decision. "Lie down next to me."
I settled myself on the couch next to him, pulling my feet up. Alan draped his arm around my shoulders and I unintentionally flinched, which made him frown.
"Relax," Alan whispered, caressing my hair as I laid my head on his leg. "Just close your eyes and try to sleep. I'll use my element while you're asleep and we'll see how you'll react."
"Can't we do this another time? I don't think I can control myself." Alan's element slightly bothered me, even when it was locked deep inside of him, so I wasn't sure what I would do if he started using it, especially if I wasn't conscious.
"That's exactly the point," he said, spreading a warm blanket over me. "Don't worry. You'll be fine. I'll make sure of it. You can't hurt me."
I glanced at the plants that were on each side of the couch. If things went wrong, he'd restrain me by using his element on the plants. Awesome. Alan was lucky that I was exhausted, or I would never be able to fall asleep with him touching me. Feeling as if I was floating, I drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 11
Now
"So, Paula met another carrier," Alan said as he drove us to the lab where his acquaintance supposedly worked. "I didn't think she'd sleep with him immediately."
Now it was the time to convince Alan that what I was saying was the truth. "She's very dedicated to her research. I don't think she has time to wait. The only problem is that no one believes she'd do such a thing, so everyone is blaming me."
"And by everyone you mean Ria." He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. Oh, yeah, I thought it was safe to say that he believed my story. Even he had to know that Paula would do anything to prove or disprove her theories. He'd spent hours talking to her back at the university, and that was partly the reason I chose to tell him she was the one with the disease.
"Maybe."
"You've fallen really hard for that girl." Alan glanced at me. "Why?"
"Ria is different."
"I still don't understand how the
Chapter 10
4 years ago
The symptoms of my disease had become worse, so Alan took me to the lab every day. The scientists did various checkups on me and monitored my progress, which was extremely tiring. After being hooked up to numerous machines and resisting the seductive call of elements for the whole fucking day, I was dead on my feet. I barely had enough strength to take a shower and get ready for bed.
I was about to enter my room when Alan called my name from the downstairs. While I was contemplating whether to pretend I didn't hear him, he yelled my name again, louder this time. What had I done now? Sighing, I went downstairs, my bare feet making no sound on the soft red carpet. Alan was sitting on the couch and watching some lame-ass action movie. He turned his head as he sensed me approaching, and I leaned on the doorframe, reluctant to go any closer to him.
"Come," he said, his voice full of authority. A shiver ran down my spine because he only used that tone when he was angry or had something serious in mind. Something I wasn't going to like.
"Can't whatever you want wait for tomorrow? I'm really tired." I wasn't sure I could keep myself upright for much longer.
Alan gave me a long, hard look. "I said, come here."
"Please." My puppy-eyed look never worked on Alan - or anyone - but I didn't know what he wanted and that unnerved the hell out of me.
"Adrian! Now!" He patted the couch for the emphasis. Shit. I padded over to him, chewing on the insides of my mouth.
Alan relaxed a bit and looked up at me. "We need to find out if you can control yourself subconsciously, and I think this is the right moment to do it."
"What?" I gaped at him, but tension seeped out of my shoulders. At least he wasn't angry at me.
"I want to test you myself because I don't want you to spend a night in the lab yet." His tone of voice indicated that I should be grateful for his decision. "Lie down next to me."
I settled myself on the couch next to him, pulling my feet up. Alan draped his arm around my shoulders and I unintentionally flinched, which made him frown.
"Relax," Alan whispered, caressing my hair as I laid my head on his leg. "Just close your eyes and try to sleep. I'll use my element while you're asleep and we'll see how you'll react."
"Can't we do this another time? I don't think I can control myself." Alan's element slightly bothered me, even when it was locked deep inside of him, so I wasn't sure what I would do if he started using it, especially if I wasn't conscious.
"That's exactly the point," he said, spreading a warm blanket over me. "Don't worry. You'll be fine. I'll make sure of it. You can't hurt me."
I glanced at the plants that were on each side of the couch. If things went wrong, he'd restrain me by using his element on the plants. Awesome. Alan was lucky that I was exhausted, or I would never be able to fall asleep with him touching me. Feeling as if I was floating, I drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 11
Now
"So, Paula met another carrier," Alan said as he drove us to the lab where his acquaintance supposedly worked. "I didn't think she'd sleep with him immediately."
Now it was the time to convince Alan that what I was saying was the truth. "She's very dedicated to her research. I don't think she has time to wait. The only problem is that no one believes she'd do such a thing, so everyone is blaming me."
"And by everyone you mean Ria." He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. Oh, yeah, I thought it was safe to say that he believed my story. Even he had to know that Paula would do anything to prove or disprove her theories. He'd spent hours talking to her back at the university, and that was partly the reason I chose to tell him she was the one with the disease.
"Maybe."
"You've fallen really hard for that girl." Alan glanced at me. "Why?"
"Ria is different."
"I still don't understand how the
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