Scion's Awakening by Traci Douglass

Author:Traci Douglass [Douglass, Traci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SpinTale Publishing
Published: 2018-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

7

Wyck looked out over a glittering, nighttime Atlanta, his gaze scanning the rooftops and street below.

Quinn stood beside him, her arms wrapped tightly around herself, holding her lab coat closed. The temperature had dropped, and not just in the city. Things had cooled off between them too. He hadn’t meant for it to happen, but whenever he imagined Quinn dating that obnoxious twit—the same idiot they’d been forced to travel here with—he bristled. It wasn’t Quinn’s fault. He couldn’t blame her for something that had happened before they’d even met.

His foul mood was due to the twit.

Victor had passed the entire taxi journey to Midtown staring at Quinn, making foul allusions to her lack of sexual prowess, and pretending he was better than all of them.

It was enough to make Wyck want to throttle the man. He didn’t even care that taking the guy out would ruin their plans to get into the Nephilim’s club. He would’ve punched the twit moment they were in private anyway, if it hadn’t been for Quinn.

While Victor had been obsessed with her, she’d only had eyes for Wyck, even holding his hand at one point.

She did so again now, bringing him out of his angry memories and back to the present. Her fingers tightened around his and he closed his eyes, taking a deep breath and forcing his tense muscles to relax.

“Please don’t let Victor bother you. Seriously. He’s not worth it.”

He gave her a side glance. She smiled, stunning beneath the starry sky, her auburn hair secured in a neat ponytail, exposing the creamy expanse of her neck.

“Seeing you jealous is kind of nice though,” she teased.

Jealous didn’t begin to describe how he felt.

“Tell me more about the serum,” he said at last. “About your research.”

What he really wanted to ask her about were her feelings toward him, but he didn’t want to push. This was difficult enough for both of them. Impossible even. Yet he still hoped to convince her things could work out between them and that no matter what she thought, he wasn’t going to hurt her.

“Right. Project Replenish.” She sighed then stared into the distance. The chill breeze stirred around them.

“It was meant to be a miracle of modern science. A genetic alteration that made any food crop virtually immortal, resistant to any disease, insect, or vermin.” She tucked a stray curl behind her ear. “Sam and I kept it under wraps for months, wanting to make sure it was foolproof before we made our big announcement. We needed to ensure it was safe and couldn’t be copied for nefarious purposes.” She gave a rueful snort. “Lot of good that did, huh?” Her voice sounded quiet and infinitely sad. Wyck ached with yearning to hold her, comfort her. “

“Anyway,” she continued. “The way the serum works is by triggering a previously dormant genome mutation that leads to increased immunity and life expectancy within the plants cells. The computer models showed it was totally safe and effective in plants. Not so much everywhere else.

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