The Hive (Rasper Book 2) by Kathleen Groger

The Hive (Rasper Book 2) by Kathleen Groger

Author:Kathleen Groger [Groger, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945040085
Publisher: Leaf & Thorn Press, LLC
Published: 2020-10-06T05:00:00+00:00


18

“I want to study her. To see if I can create a cure to return the Raspers to their human state.” The director’s voice had a hint of a godlike complex.

He wanted her alive. To study her like some lab rat. I took a deep breath to make sure my next words came out calm. “You really think you can turn everyone back?”

The director leaned against the table that held the computer. “I want to. I want to restore their humanity.”

“Show the ones in the tubes to me.” The words jumped out of my mouth. It was a risk asking, or more like demanding, he show me them.

Adam and Taylor looked at the director as I held my breath. The silence hung heavy in the air.

There was movement on my left. I dropped my foot back and opened my stance. My hand shot to the gun. Carter slid past me and moved toward the director. Shit. I almost shot the damn robot.

“Sure, why the hell not. Carter, come with us.” The director smiled and strode from the room.

If I didn’t have the extra speed from the sting, I would have had to jog to keep up with him. He led us down to the third level, where he opened the security door with a quick eyebrow-raised, quirked-mouth look at Taylor. This time we skipped the suits.

We reached the tank room. The pink light emanated from each container.

“Why pink light?” Adam asked.

I ran through a series of deep breaths, bracing myself for what I thought was to come when we got to the last tank.

“Carter?” Darren glanced at the robot.

“The pink light works in conjunction with the water and the chemicals they are breathing. It keeps the solution free of bacteria. The water recirculates through a filter, but the light makes it one hundred percent sanitary.”

“Where did you find them?” I asked in a husky voice, then cleared my throat.

The director waved at the tanks to the right. “These three we found outside the facility.” He moved close to the first tank on the left. “These three are…” He paused and stared into the face of the woman.

I nonchalantly made my way down the middle, taking in all the tanks. I stopped before the end ones to see what the director was going to say.

He didn’t finish his sentence. Carter did. “The three on the left are experimental.”

I whipped my head toward him. “What do you mean experimental?”

Carter glided closer to me. “They were humans that were purposefully injected with the serum from the Bug Dr. Morgenstern brought here.”

My knees sagged, but I forced myself to stand straight. “You injected three people on purpose. For God’s sake, why?”

The director turned away from the woman in the tank. His face held an odd look. It made me think he knew her. “To test the antidote we have been developing.”

I couldn’t take it anymore. I walked the last few feet to the end tank on the left.

And stared.

My breath caught.

My eyes watered.

My heart burned.



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