Prototype D by Jason D. Morrow

Author:Jason D. Morrow [Morrow, Jason D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jason D. Morrow

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Hazel got the call that Des was on his way about an hour after her argument with Esroy. The two of them had worked in silence for the most part, only talking when it pertained to the task at hand, which was toying with fear levels in Soul’s programming. When the call came through, Hazel could almost feel the burning tension from Esroy.

“You know this is just something we have to figure out,” Hazel said as she stood from her desk.

“Sure,” was Esroy’s reply.

At least he didn’t call me master this time, she thought to herself.

She left the room feeling relieved to be away from her desk for the moment. She looked toward the closet a few feet away from her, wondering what time it was. She had a feeling Phil had been in last night regardless of whether he was scheduled or not. Part of Hazel didn’t believe that the lowly janitor could be a player in some major Outlander conspiracy. The thought was too wild for her. But why would Nolan have mentioned it if it wasn’t true? She walked to the end of the hallway until she reached another blank corridor. She waited a few minutes until finally Des came into view. She stood a bit straighter as he walked in her direction. He towered over the four guards that surrounded him, carrying guns in their arms like they were the ones in charge. She wondered if they knew that most of the bullets would just deflect off of him, or if the robot wanted, he could lay waste to them with only a few swings of his strong arms.

Des spotted her immediately and a gleam of hope shined from his eyes—a look that told her he still trusted her. She nodded at him when the guards approached. The robot nodded back.

“We’ve been instructed to give you custody of the robot,” the lead guard told her. He looked up at Des and bit his lip, then looked back at Hazel. “Be careful with this one. Seems dangerous.”

Hazel breathed deeply, glad to know Bracken didn’t plan to leave the guards with her. “I think I will be able to handle him. Thank you for bringing him.”

The guards looked at each other then up at Des before finally deciding to move back to their posts. For the longest moment, she and Des stood facing each other, waiting for the guards to be out of earshot. She stared past Des’ shoulder until a door closed behind them. Her eyes then met his.

“Are you okay?”

“A little confused,” Des answered, “but okay. They asked me a lot of questions that I didn’t know the answer to. I think they finally found out that I haven’t been part of everything in which you’re involved.”

“Believe me, I’m not even sure what I’m involved with.”

His facial features shifted at this, his eyebrows turning down. “What do you mean?”

Hazel shook her head. “Not here. Let’s go back to my office.”

Des nodded and followed closely behind her. When the two of them turned the corner, Hazel stopped abruptly and Des nearly walked into her.

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