Planet Urth: the Savage Lands (Book 2)
“the male says, his voice bordering on whiny and pathetic. “Shut your mouth!” I warn him.
“Avery, don’t do this,” Will continues to try to sway me away from what I know is the right thing to do. Something between regret and apology flashes in his eyes. I know they have to die. Just because they have behaved in a mildly human fashion does not make them human. They are hardwired, genetically altered and programmed, to hate and hunt humans. My sister’s life rests on me ending theirs. I c...lutch the handle of my sword in my hands and grip it tightly. I swing it in a wide arc and am about to slice it laterally and be done with it when Will’s club rattles to the floor with a bang. I halt my blade mid-swing and freeze. He steps in front of me and places his hands in front of his chest in surrender.
“Avery, this is a family. They are not soldiers,” he says meekly, fixing a penetrating gaze on me. “Having compassion is what makes us human, it makes us better. You can’t do it. Remember what you are.”MoreLess
“Avery, don’t do this,” Will continues to try to sway me away from what I know is the right thing to do. Something between regret and apology flashes in his eyes. I know they have to die. Just because they have behaved in a mildly human fashion does not make them human. They are hardwired, genetically altered and programmed, to hate and hunt humans. My sister’s life rests on me ending theirs. I c...lutch the handle of my sword in my hands and grip it tightly. I swing it in a wide arc and am about to slice it laterally and be done with it when Will’s club rattles to the floor with a bang. I halt my blade mid-swing and freeze. He steps in front of me and places his hands in front of his chest in surrender.
“Avery, this is a family. They are not soldiers,” he says meekly, fixing a penetrating gaze on me. “Having compassion is what makes us human, it makes us better. You can’t do it. Remember what you are.”MoreLess
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