The Rogue Spark series Box Set by Cameron Coral

Author:Cameron Coral [Coral, Cameron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-23T22:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

Lucy hovers above me, grinning when I snap out of my dream state.

“Ugh.” My mouth is dry.

She hops from side to side in her purple tennis shoes. “I have a surprise for you.”

Gatz bursts into the room, out of breath.

I smile at his familiar wolfish face, unable to help myself. “I guess hybrids don't knock.”

"Ida.” He practically leaps across the room. "I'm so glad you're awake." He takes my gloved hand, and I notice his sleek black hair has grown past his shoulders. He wears it swept into a ponytail at the nape of his neck.

"Hey, long time, no see."

"I'll say.” He leans in for a hug, wraps his hairy arms around my middle, and squeezes tight, hoisting me off the floor.

Under my hands, the muscles of his back feel tight, solid. His beard, surprisingly soft, tickles my neck. He holds me a few seconds before letting me go.

I gaze into his golden eyes, then force myself to turn away before he can see me blush.

“If you were trying to get your beauty sleep, it worked.”

“Times sure have changed,” I say, ignoring his compliment.

He shakes his head. “Yeah, no kidding.”

Lucy fidgets. “You two have catching up to do. I’m gonna check on my mom.”

“Thanks, Lucy,” I say as she leaves.

Gatz pulls up a chair, and I take a seat on the bed. “How did you get here? I thought hybrids were sequestered.”

“Some of us have passes to travel in and out on business. Even so, it’s dangerous. Several hybrids have been attacked, gotten caught up in riots.”

“And you have a pass?”

He shakes his head and stares at me with his intense eyes. “I had to see you in person.”

I flush, not knowing how to respond.

“After Hunter rose to power, things got so bad, all the hybrids either left the city or relocated to Section H, abandoning their homes and businesses.” He lowers his head. “Dox is gone—had to ditch the bar, but I’m the guy in charge in H these days."

"What? Wow. That’s good, I guess…About being in charge, I mean.”

“Now that Hunter set up a military checkpoint outside H, I’m just trying to keep the peace as best I can.”

My stomach churns. “Hunter sounds like a real piece of shit.”

He rises and begins to pace. “My people are getting restless.”

“I can imagine.”

“We’re over capacity. Food supplies low. The military’s being a pain in the ass, as you can imagine.”

Your military, Ida. Look at what your family is doing to your hybrid friends.

"Are you okay, Ida?"

I dig my nails into my palm. "Yes, just get tired easily. Did you take something from DremCorp…before the military came? Some weapon?”

He flinches. “How did you know?”

“Tyren visited. Sounds like it’s important enough they want it back.”

“He told you what it is?”

“He said it’s a prototype Vance had been working on. A mech suit with AI.”

“Yeah.” Gatz scratches his head with a claw. “It’s a helmet that we believe wraps around a person to create body armor. We knew it was powerful based on the schematics we found.

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