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

bsolute and final. "From today, forget Terra

e, forcing her to look up at him.

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