My Cyborg Savior (Crimson Romance) by Honoria Ravena Read Free Book Online

“That’s not true and you know it. Tell me what you need. Give me a list. I’ll get it. I’ve brought food, basic supplies, and medication for the Sobasus.”
    Alice sagged against the counter. “Oh, thank the gods for you, Jamila. We have two children who are desperately ill. We were certain they would die.”
    Sobasus was fatal if it wasn’t treated. It was very common in the slums and Haven districts, where people couldn’t get meds. It was also very contagious. Before the drugs had been invented for it, it had killed off entire planets of people. She hoped they’d kept those two kids quarantined once they’d found out. If other people in the zone caught it, it would spread like wildfire. It was one of the few illnesses genetically engineered people were capable of catching.
    Jamila nodded. “I took enough to treat fifteen cases. I can get more, but only about the same amount at one time. I’ve also brought food and a few water condenser canteens as well as a filtration system, if you’re given water.”
    Galen slipped past her and relieved her of the other bags. He opened them and raked his hands through his hair before bracing them on the counter. What was he thinking? She couldn’t see his face, but his body language said she might be in trouble.
    Darion stared at his back for a second before she shook her head and turned back to Jamila. “This is my point. I love you, Jamila, but a woman should be able to support her family on her own. She shouldn’t have to rely on charity of others.”
    “This is an orphanage, not strictly your family. Even if you could get a job, you’d need help. And it’s not charity. You’ve been wronged. This is the least I can do until it’s put right.”
    Unfortunately, her arguments with her father about how these people were treated never went well. He remembered the Genetic Purity Movement and the events that led to it. He’d been friends with the assassinated Ascendant and several senators who’d been killed. He believed he was right, and that made it so much harder to convince him of anything.
    Alice nudged Jamila with her elbow. “So really, who is Mr. Tall-Hot-and-Silent?”
    “Bodyguard. Galen.”
    She grinned. “Does he do a good job guarding your body? If you know what I mean.”
    Jamila rolled her eyes. “The walls know what you mean. We haven’t done that. He’s a stubborn pain in the ass.”
    Darion nudged her. “But I bet he’s good in bed. You should get under him. Might help you get over that Crougar guy.”
    Jamila sighed. “There’s nothing to get over. He was a pompous douche bag, and I drove him off.”
    And promptly told her father that if he ever tried to get her to marry another man like Crougar, she’d do something much worse to him. There’d been a big, loud fight over that.
    “Either way. I think you should jump Mr. Bodyguard.”
    She shook her head. “No, thank you. He thinks I’m a spoiled little bitch. And he’s controlling. Hotness only gets you so far. He’s also dangerous.”
    Darion and Alice glanced at each other. “Because he’s one of us?”
    Jamila wasn’t surprised that they recognized him as genetically engineered. But did they realize he was a cyborg?
    “He’s not one of you.”
    Darion rolled her eyes. “Even our friend fears people like us, Alice.”
    “Darion, that’s not how it is.”
    Galen finally turned to me, his face unreadable. “How is it then?”
    She glared at him. “I don’t know you, and so far I think you’re a pain in my ass.”
    He leaned back against the counter and crossed his ankles. “Because you know the other men you sleep with so well.”
    She stared at the ceiling and counted to ten, hoping for patience so she wouldn’t beat him over the head. “You’re an admitted criminal. You’re also a cyborg. Different from being plain old gen engineered. And no, maybe I don’t know every man I sleep with, but the difference is, if it came down to a fight, I could probably take them,