Timeless (Immortal Love Series) by Amy Richie Read Free Book Online

had a map.
    I was glad that the two of them were distracted and missed my reaction to the scene that met my eyes. We had left from Lexon and were supposed to end up in that exact spot, only nine or so centuries in the past. I wondered if maybe something had gone wrong, because there was nothing here. For as far as I could see, which was fairly far, the only thing out there was trees. The occasional break in the trees only housed long grass. Small animals scurried around everywhere. There were no buildings, no houses, nothing. My mouth fell open as I took it all in.
    Far in the distance I thought I could see smoke. I knew from David that smoke might indicate that a house was located there.
    “ This is amazing,” Max exclaimed. “David would love this!” He inhaled deeply. “Do you smell that?” he asked with a wide grin.
    I sniffed the air experimentally. All the smells I knew were absent. The cleanliness of the lab and even the smells outside Lexon were missing. No gunpowder, or ash, or blood. It sounded different here too. Gone were the familiar sounds of home. No screaming, or sirens, or shooting. It was so still here.
    Sols raised an eyebrow at Max. “All I smell is animal waste,” he complained. He sent a distasteful look in my direction. “What do you think Eva?” he asked me.
    I looked at him with confusion and slight annoyance. He knew he wasn’t supposed to talk to me. Were all the rules different here? “It’s fine,” I said shortly. I didn’t like these two very much, but I couldn’t help but wonder if it was my own distrust or Neleh’s warning that had me checking for my knife.
    “ So,” Max said to break the uncomfortable silence, “we are here,” he pointed to the map to show where we were. “The wolves attacked about five miles this way,” he traced a path along the paper, “so Dominick is probably close.” The hair on my neck stood up at the sound of his name.
    “ Then let’s go,” I said impatiently.
    “ There is something we need to…talk to you about first,” Sols began. He shot a look at Max, the same look from inside the machine. I mentally calculated how long it would take me to reach my knife.
    Faster than my eyes could see, Sols’ hand was bulging with a concealed object. “We are not going to hurt you Eva,” he crooned.
    His words betrayed his intensions. I concentrated only on keeping my breathing even. In and then out. I glared furiously at him.
    “ Listen,” Max said stepping forward. He held his hands up and stretched them between the two of us. “Eva, David changed his mind.” His eyes were intense, begging for my understanding. I didn’t change my expression. “He doesn’t want you to kill him. Dominick is his friend.”
    “ Dominick Letrell is a friend to no one,” I recited through clenched teeth. “He is evil and despised among his kind. He is known only for violence,” I reminded them of Neleh’s words.
    “ David used to run with the Letrell’s,” Max revealed.
    Nothing on my face betrayed my surprise that these two would know this. I hadn’t expected them to turn on me quite so soon but I was prepared and confident. Let them try whatever they wanted to, I could find Dominick by myself. He had to be close.
    “ Max is going to hold you down and I am going to inject you with memory cleaner,” Sols explained calmly. He could have been telling me he was going to take a shower.
    “ That’s not going to happen,” I replied angrily. I was careful to keep my voice even.
    “ Eva, just make this easy on all of us.”
    I glared at him. “You mean easy on you,” I hissed.
    “ This was David’s decision,” he reminded me as if that mattered.
    “ David is not here.”
    Max swallowed audibly. “He will learn of your subordinance.”
    I arched one eyebrow. “And Neleh will learn of yours.”
    “ You won’t remember any of this,” Sols promised.
    I pulled my knife slowly from the inside of my boot. I shrugged cockily. “We shall