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

or at least hurt them enough to get them to back off. With you I’m screwed if you plan to hurt me.”
    He snorted. “You could get me executed.”
    “Not before you killed me.”
    “We’re linked. You die, I die, honey.”
    She crossed her arms over her chest. “And how do I know you haven’t found a way to overcome that? I saw how you took over my little ship. There was no other way you could have gotten it open. You have some kind of communication going on with electronics. I’m guessing you could break your servant bonds.”
    “If I could, I would have. I haven’t managed it so far. They must be more advanced than what I was trained with.” He pulled out a vial of Medicrom 10 and handed it and a syringe to Alice. “You ladies should probably go dose those kids. Sodasus claims its victims quickly.”
    Alice took the bottle from him and turned to leave. When she reached Jamila, she patted her arm. “Thank you so much. I hope it’s not too much trouble for you to get this stuff.”
    “You’re welcome. It’s no trouble. I’ve got connections.” She wouldn’t dare tell Alice or Darion the truth. They both left to go tend to the sickly kids.
    “You’re a great liar.”
    She kept her expression blank and glanced at him. “I don’t know what you mean.”
    He advanced on her and she ignored the urge to back up. “Yes, you do. You know giving medical supplies to the genetically altered is illegal. The government decides what they can and can’t have. They would never give them Medicrom 10. They don’t care about this place. They left these people to die. They want the population gone. These people are expected to treat their own illnesses. You’re likely to be executed or at least severely punished if you’re found out. Why do it?”
    She took a deep breath. “Okay, I’ll tell you a story. One night I was partying with my girlfriends when Jackson, the little boy who ran into me outside, took my purse. He was so small I figured I could catch him. I figured he was some little urchin who lived in Forbidden. When he crawled under the wall into the zone, I went right after him. I was drunk and didn’t realize where I was going, or that he shouldn’t have been outside of this place. I had some snacks and water in my purse, because you don’t eat or drink anything in Forbidden unless it comes right from the bartender. There’s a large risk of being drugged, or catching an illness from the food. He must have seen me eating. When I crossed the wall, I discovered that he’d tossed my ident cards, which would have given him access to my accounts if he’d gotten my fingerprints, and since he had my bag, he also had prints. I followed him here. He went into the back of the building and when I rounded the corner, he was handing out food and the water bottle was being passed around. All the children were so thin and frail, like they hadn’t eaten in months.”
    She raked a hand through her hair. “Darion stepped out, and asked where he’d gotten the food. He wouldn’t tell her. And then she spotted me. She all but cowed before me, when I told her what the boy had done. She begged me not to turn him in. That powerful bitch you met today, who braves execution, and she begged me. I could tell she wasn’t used to doing that. I knew they’d all be killed if even one was found sneaking to the other side of the wall, and I couldn’t stand how sickly everyone appeared. So the next day I grabbed the codes my father has for the zone so I could land here. I brought food and water, some of my old clothes, anything I could think of that they might need, and I came back. And I haven’t stopped. It quickly went from bringing them food to stealing medical supplies when the Sodasus struck the first time. What was I supposed to do? What would anyone do?”
    He stared at her for a full minute before he spoke. “Most people would have left them. Turned that boy in, and never looked back. They’re genetically engineered.