ng. Kelsey's hands shook as she reach

's eyes told her exactly how that would end. Biting her lip so hard she tasted blood, she pulled the soft fab

c aggression and Damien's freezing authority. He had sleek silver h

the nightstand and held it out. "Drink. Your b

evoid of malice, but

, adjusting his cuff with

y snatched the glass with trembling hands a

ived since being taken. The sheer absurdity of it b

ader. "Please," she whispered, her vo

d a look. It wasn't p

dark eyes locked onto her

h, desperate spark of ho

her. "We never damage our own property. Damaging an asset d

ft her lungs. He wasn't reassuring

tay healthy and full of energy. That way, you can serve your purpos

umont cracked his thick knuckles, his voice a deep, rumbli

and quiet demeanor, remained silent, his head tilted

final. "From today, forget Terra-3. You will never speak

cing her to look up at him. "You are Ke

uth shut. Silence was

to Kein. "Take her to the med-bay. Get

toward the doo

of the bedroom, her bare feet sinking

ien called out behind her. "Behav

c made her stoma

e architecture was a dizzying mix of ancient

medical room. Kein pointed t

lasers swept over her body. A massive screen on the wall lit up with her

ling entirely dehumanized,

glasses on the bridge of his nose. The oth

ific appreciation. "The metrics confirm she is a top-tier catalyst. Her ener

g. The clinical term sounded infinitely more