The Royal Stones of Eden (Royal Secrecies Book 1) by Rae T. Alexander Read Free Book Online Page A

from various angles with his scientific eyes.
    Then David changed the subject.
    “Why did Haj call me?—and how?” David asked.
    “He escaped guard tonight, very cleverly I might add. And he stole my cell phone during an inspection. He is safe. I assure you,”—Peter tried to explain, but he also attempted to gauge David’s tone—as if ready to pounce upon it.
    “You kept him prisoner for five years and lied about his death to Mattie and me!”—David grew angrier. Peter sensed it and wiped nervous perspiration from his brow.
    “I had no choice,” Peter insisted. “I was bound by something called a Secrets Act, and I was operating covertly. My directives were from the highest powers in our government. A decision was made to cover and hide Haj’s existence. There were other countries and powers seeking this technology and power source. It was out of my control, old boy!”
    “So, what does it do?”—David was still not satisfied and knew Peter was lying. What did he mean when he said, “our government?” None of this sounds believable, he thought.
    “Look at this!”—Peter pressed a button on one of the left panels. A small door opened from beyond the field, at the far corner of the white room. David saw a German Shepherd dog trot out. The dog started to pant heavily. It quickly responded with excitement to the sight of David. David squinted and looked at the dog. David estimated the distance to the dog to be at least eighty feet or about twenty-four meters away at the far end of the room.
    “You have a dog just like Haj had in Egypt. What was its name? Charlie?” David asked while the dog started to pace happily in its room. The animal barked several times, seemingly in response to hearing his name. David’s eyes expanded, and he had a face of bewilderment.
    David called to the dog, “Charlie?” The dog immediately gave a barked response with a human-like smile.
    “That dog is Charlie, David!”—Peter looked at David with an air of pride.
    “But, Charlie had kidney failure, if I remember correctly.”—David grew more puzzled.
    “When Haj first revealed this to me, I could not resist testing this technology. I was going to walk through the field myself, just to see what would happen. But it was Charlie that ended up testing it for me. He passed through the field by accident one day—chasing some cat or something. At first, we thought he was harmed, but a local vet gave him a clean bill of health. In fact, his kidneys were completely cured within a few days.”—again, Peter checked David and his reactions.
    “He should have some age to him also.”—David noticed that the dog looked similar in age to the one that he had remembered.
    “Another benefit—after passing through the field, his age was halted. Only recently have we noticed some differences in his vitals. It seems that passing through the energy field keeps you from aging for about five years or so.”—Peter smirked.
    “We have not allowed anyone or any animal to pass through the field until we test further—and to see how Charlie makes out,” Peter justified, with some attempted reassurance. “We have only placed plants, insects, and mice through the beam—nothing else.”
    “Ok—so who exactly is ‘ we ?’ ” David demanded.
    “I am referring to the institute that has both of our names, David,” Peter proclaimed. “This company was meant for us both. That is why I named it Jenkins and Hughes. I have always wanted you on board, but you’ve always refused—except for some technical toys you made for me on occasion,” Peter gleamed with hope in his eyes. “You always wasted your talent. You had the brains to run this company—but you wanted to wander through life—and do what? You run a security company. You are a scientist, old boy, not a security guard!”
    “I never liked corporate rules, and my income allows me to experiment freely,” David explained as he looked straight at Peter.
    “Oh please! You are