LEGACY BETRAYED by Rachel Eastwood

Author:Rachel Eastwood [Rachel Eastwood]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-05-22T07:00:00+00:00

Legacy elated in the duration of time her speech was able to last before law enforcement arrived.

“We don’t want to overthrow the monarchy, per se,” Legacy explained, almost calming as she was able to go on unobstructed.

“The police are on their way, you little bitch!” Dyna hollered through the small window in the door.

“We desire a fair restructuring of the constitution, and a transparency of the market,” Legacy went on, ignoring her.

“They’re going to fry you!”

“We have reason to suspect that the aristocratic class is allotted the majority of physical space, as well as fine materials, food, medical devices, and of course, state-of-the-art technology. But what do they do? What do they do while we slave away in mass production units until dark?”

“Sing while you can, little bird! Here the cats come!”

“They attend court! They supervise boutiques! They sleep! They’re able to circumvent placement testing, common schooling, and Companion selection! Kaizen is unmatched by the difference engine, but do they–”

Legacy froze mid-stride, sentence flying from her head.

Kaizen had cropped up in the window, replacing Dyna, and was staring at her with such broken hearted eyes. As if he should’ve known she’d turn and bite the hand that so faithfully attempted to free her from her cage. As if she would be better off put down.

Legacy blinked, the world rushing back, and continued on. She cleared her throat. “Do they widen the parameters, as mandated by law for an eligible bachelor? No, they don’t.” Still, those obsidian eyes, so strangely kind, bored into her. “They don’t, because the elite can ignore and abide by whatever laws they choose.”

The door trembled with Kaizen’s weight as he thrust his shoulder into it. “Legacy!” he called. “You’ve got to let me in! The constable is here!”

“Icarus, my city, my love,” Legacy said, “it’s time for me to run, quite literally. Please, think about what I’ve said.”

She cast her eyes around with a hint of desperation as she spoke. She didn’t know how the hell to get out of this room.

“I don’t want to hurt anyone,” she explained. “The assassination attempt at the coronation was perpetrated by a rogue member of the group and not the group itself. We only want to make life better for the citizens of this city.”

Her eyes fell across Liam, who was gesturing up.

Legacy followed the trajectory of his hand: a vent.

“The real workers, who are its lifeblood,” she added, shoving Dyna’s chair against the wall beneath the vent. “Thanks for listening!” She slammed the mic back onto the studio counter and left the station ON AIR.

The door banged and dented.

Legacy glanced over her shoulder. Kaizen was backing up to go again.

Springing onto the chair’s cushion, Legacy hooked her fingers through the slats of the vent and jiggled until its hooked ledges came loose. It dropped with a resounding clang as the door exploded inward.

Legacy leapt, gripped the narrow corridor of the shaft, and hauled herself upward with thrashing legs.

“She’s going up the ventilation shaft!” an unfamiliar voice called.

“I’ve got her! Don’t worry!” Kaizen.

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