A Dawn of Fury and Fate (Bond of Fate Book 2) by Keary Taylor

Author:Keary Taylor [Taylor, Keary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

One of my favorite pieces of equipment in my new lab is a physical creator. I upload the design through my holotab, and it prints out whatever I designed. With metal. Any kind of metal I want. Aluminum. Steel. Titanium. A forge is attached to it and it can get hot enough to melt anything I could want.

I don’t have to create forms anymore. I don’t have to do casings and worry about burning my skin off pouring liquid, molten hot metals.

It saves mass amounts of time.

I smile as I watch my newest creation being instantly formed and shaped.

It’s actually not a weapon. It’s a shield of sorts. Or maybe more of a breastplate. But it’s not that simple.

I startle when the door opens, hard. My heartbeat is pounding in my ears and my hands suddenly feel cold as my blood spikes with adrenaline.

Which does and does not prepare me for when I turn to see Cyrillius and Valen walk into my lab.

My eyes immediately lock on Valen’s and my heart is beating so loudly in my ears I’m afraid I won’t be able to hear anything either of them says. My palms sweat, badly enough that I wipe them on my pants, the uniform of Dominion I now wear, because I’m lying about everything in my new life so I can’t act nervous.

“Nova, I would like to introduce you to Valen Nero,” Cyrillius says as he walks across the space and stops just a few feet away. “Valen, this is Nova Ainsley. She is our new experimental engineer. Her work with our company is invaluable.”

Valen’s expression is stone cold serious. Even I don’t believe that he knows me in the most intimate way as he extends his hand toward me.

I’m about to panic. Every time we’ve touched, we’ve had visions. I know I wouldn’t be able to hide it if I see something.

But as my eyes drop to his hand, I see that Valen’s hand is gloved, and he does not make a move to remove it.

So with confidence, I extend my own hand, clasp his, and shake it.

I don’t let the zing of a thrill that rips through me show.

But Valen holds the handshake longer than necessary, by just a second and a half.

“It’s…well, I can’t say it’s a pleasure to meet you, Valen,” I say, keeping up the ruse. “Considering what I know about you and everything you’ve done. But you certainly measure up to your own legend.”

“I would come up with a witty comeback,” Valen says, his voice cold and deep as he releases my hand. “But considering the last experimental engineer who used this lab only lasted a lunar, it hardly seems worth my time.”

His words work. All my insides turn cold and I know the expression on my face falters.

“Our last engineer didn’t possess half the skill Nova does,” Cyrillius says, moving on, putting calm and confidence into his voice. He steps forward, clasping his hands behind his back and observing my creation that is nearly done being printed.

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