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rfew time. Something along the lines of cold and dangerous. A kind of cold t

kill, but my body refused to rest. My mind was going throu

ringing loud and

ht. East wing.

ery rational part of me kept screaming that I stayed ba

going? You definit

seemed to know wh

eflection followed me in the glass walls, like a shadow hesitating whet

ter wing, the air shifted. It smelt of metal, burnt wires, smoke

adow like always as if he

hat you won't show up." He

me to show u

e?" I qu

For the first time, I noticed how tired he looked. T

ace has no camer

really

these games.

ing deep into my eyes and ma

step closer to

About not even trusting you. Why do you kee

swer right away. His jaw clenched, lik

ly, he

rotect you from the peop

a step b

e?" I scoff

ho told me I'd b

that even

they take

His hand twitched; like he wanted t

ant to know."

't know. I really needed

ened that night." I pus

ing so weak

my basement room and everything seemed p

len

ing these questions." He sai

en us. His words sank i

" I ec

, Kai? Some kin

running a hand t

what they made

er, something Dr. Vos

e jump. Prototype. Lik

hat's like this?" I put o

enough that I could feel the hea

What you did today,

red something

m, Kai." My

that not

't the answer t

, eyes dark a

designed you to

that out." He said referri

ned. Triggered. Prototy

cut deeper t

ing my head. "No. No, tha

ed my wrist, so gentle yet firm

onster," he said

ver belie

ickered, bathing us

ke the world paused. It was

ed something

, dark, crust

me out barel

no one will

darted to his arm

hat you think

ould I think?

rom Dr. Voss or helping

ward; and I to

closer, Kai."

ched at

between us, hot

ase," he s

s anything, she

ut the truth, I'll des

So keep it up!" I said as angry te

d for a second, I saw it, t

e could save something in a wor

beep echoed

s sleeve. It was the same one that alw

his breath, tr

d seen

g, isn't she?"

dn't a

dn't h

ence sai

er my breath as I ran

new was that I felt his wet lips on mine. I wanted it

red sending chil

ady my breath, he w

d his voice re

did jus