Aramus by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais [Langlais, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 18483243
Published: 2013-09-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Insufferable jerk, mocking her at every turn while at the same time sending out mixed signals. One moment he kissed her as if he couldn’t get enough, and the next he jumped away from her as if she bore the plague—to which he was immune.

He’s afraid of my human cooties. That or he was embarrassed and fearful one of his buddies might catch him kissing a human. Well, maybe I don’t want to be caught kissing a machine. The petty thought instantly sobered her. No matter what she’d been taught, or what Aramus did or said to convince her, she couldn’t equate the man she’d left behind with an unemotional robot. His kiss was too hot and too real to deny. Metallic parts, computer things in his brain or not, Aramus was nothing like a machine. Nothing like anyone she’d ever met.

Oh god, don’t tell me I’m suffering from that syndrome where a prisoner falls for her captor. A valid theory, except she’d never wanted to drag any of her human abusers in for a smooch, and more…

Eyeing the ramrod back of the cyborg in front of her, she debated questioning him. Unlike her previous guard, this one exuded an aura of don’t-mess-with-me, and she wasn’t entirely confident he’d restrain himself as well as Aramus and the others did. But it didn’t stop her.

“I’m Riley.”

“I know.”

It seemed a lack of manners was the norm among the cyborg. “And you are?”

“Xylo.” Curt, but at least he replied.

Interesting name. “Nice to meet you, Xylo.” He grunted. Not the communicative type, but so far not the violent kind either. She forged ahead. “Do you know what’s in store for us?”

“No.”

She ventured another query. “I heard Aramus say we’re going to some new quarters. Will the others be there too?”

“No.”

“Are they dead?”

“No.”

“Where are they?”

He shrugged without turning or replying.

She ground her back teeth. “Anyone ever tell you that you suck at chitchat?”

Uh-oh. His head rotated in that freaky way cyborgs had, especially given he continued to walk in an unerring line without hitting a wall. The coldness in his gaze sent a shiver down her spine.

“I am not here for your entertainment nor to answer your numerous questions. For the moment, you are, against my advice, passengers on our ship and as such will be accorded a modicum of liberty. Step out of line, or show yourself to be a nuisance, and rest assured, what little freedom we are granting will be terminated. Do I make myself clear?”

Nodding, she swallowed any other questions she had. Where she trusted Aramus to restrain himself, she had her doubts about this guy. He seemed to want an excuse. Well, I’m not giving him one. He halted a moment later in front a door.

“These are your new quarters. You will be monitored at all times while within them and when you leave.”

“You’re not locking me in?”

“No. But, again, that is contingent on your behavior. Computer access has been disabled for you and your companions, so do not attempt to hack your way into our system.

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