His Reboot Girl (Emerald City #3) by Sofia Grey

Author:Sofia Grey [Grey, Sofia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0124T6BYI
Publisher: Acelette Press
Published: 2015-08-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

A noise caught my attention, and I looked at the woman on the floor. Her eyelids fluttered again, before her gaze locked on to me. Did she look frightened? Relieved? She opened her mouth to speak, but I shook my head and mouthed no. They might ignore her, if they thought she was still unconscious.

Her eyebrows tugged together in a frown, and then understanding flooded her eyes. Quietly and slowly, she moved her right hand across the floor to me, to tangle her fingers with mine. It seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Her trust in me was absolute.

I wouldn’t let her down.

Who are you? And why are you so important to me? I skated my thumb over her hand, and the corners of her lips tugged up, but it looked strained. Her eyes drifted closed again, and my heart clenched. She needed a doctor. Christ, I probably needed one myself. My vision was blurring around the edges.

I hated being out of control. I hated being helpless. I slammed the brakes on my pity party, and backtracked. Control.

I’d built control tags into the security infrastructure. I fought to keep the grin from my face, and ducked my head while my brain whirred furiously, more jigsaw pieces slotting into place. It was a simple construct, and one I’d used across all my systems. Every folder in the vault included a hidden control file, a switch that ran in two positions. If the control tags weren’t set to the right position, the files would be useless. Donny and Adele could take the entire contents of the vault, but the minute they tried to open the files, they would auto-corrupt. Not only did my system protect the most valuable data, it also raised red flags for the network team. They would know the system had been compromised. They’d be on their way with a security team.

We’ll get you out of here soon, I silently promised the young woman who clung to my hand. Her fingers were cold. My right hand was tethered to the bench leg, and I couldn’t get any closer. Another cascade of images smashed into my head, dizzying in their intensity.

“My hands are always cold.” She’d laughed softly when I held them against my chest, rubbing her fingers to warm them up. “I’ll never get used to the chill in Emerald City.”

“Bet I can warm you up,” I said.

“Are you offering?”

“Nope. I’m promising.”

The echo of her voice seared into my brain, and I gazed at the woman lying on the floor. You? Jagged memories shifted and rearranged themselves, and I saw her properly.

I’d made the breakthrough at work, and needed to share it with someone. Forgetting the time, oblivious to the early hour, I’d gone to her apartment and caught her as she stepped out of the shower. The scent of her skin had been intoxicating. I’d wanted to lick her all over.

As I stood there, watching her make coffee for me, I knew I was about to cross a line.

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