Elite (Citizen Saga, book 1)
“Quite adorable. Delightful even. But with an air of conviction that made me think she'd carry through with her threats and scratch someone's eyeballs out. I'd have to change my nickname for her. Zebras weren't known for being feral, were they?
I sat back in the van and let a long breath out. That had been too damn close. I could still feel the cold metal touch of the drone's hand, as it scraped past my neck, glancing my shoulder and shirt. It hardly seems possible that I bested it with a la...ser pointer. Still, I was sure when I looked into its artificial eyes, just before its lights went out, that I saw the Cardinal operator at the other end.
It had almost seemed alive.
I lowered my head into my hands and tried to get my breathing under control. We'd pushed hard to escape them and she'd kept up, right until the end, where she was prepared to sacrifice herself for me. I saw the look in her eyes when she believed it was our only chance.MoreLess
I sat back in the van and let a long breath out. That had been too damn close. I could still feel the cold metal touch of the drone's hand, as it scraped past my neck, glancing my shoulder and shirt. It hardly seems possible that I bested it with a la...ser pointer. Still, I was sure when I looked into its artificial eyes, just before its lights went out, that I saw the Cardinal operator at the other end.
It had almost seemed alive.
I lowered my head into my hands and tried to get my breathing under control. We'd pushed hard to escape them and she'd kept up, right until the end, where she was prepared to sacrifice herself for me. I saw the look in her eyes when she believed it was our only chance.MoreLess
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