The Warning by Michelle E Lowe

Author:Michelle E Lowe [Lowe, Michelle E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781463517724
Published: 2018-09-21T22:00:00+00:00

A manhole cover flew up on a quiet street, then the body of a dead Replica erupted from the sewer. Both the corpse and lid fell to the road as Twenty emerged, his body and vest riddled with bullet holes. The blood loss made him weak. He needed to pluck as many bullets from his body as he could and wait for the wounds to heal.

He staggered to a nearby curb and sat down. Wiping blood from his eyes, he got on his communicator. “Model 3012 is dead and ready for pickup.”

“Standby for location,” came a female’s voice. “Confirmed. Explain yourself. We’ve tracked your previous location to a subway station. Is that where you destroyed Twelve?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you attack him in a public place?”

“I had to chase him. He ran into the subway and would have gotten away if I hadn’t taken action.”

“You should have continued your pursuit,” the woman snapped, “until you were both in a more secluded place, or opted to let him escape. Now we have to send a special team to clean up your mess before the entire city learns what’s going on.”

He awaited the order to stay with the body and return to the lab. If that happened, he didn’t know what fate he would face.

“There’s a Dumpster in the alley beside you,” she said. “Put the body in there for us and continue with the mission.”

“Of course,” Twenty said, clicking off the communicator.

Twenty dragged the lifeless body into the alley and threw it into the Dumpster. Another new and strange emotion hardened him. He made his first rebellious decision.

I wouldn’t have gone back if they had ordered me to. I will never return to that place.

He left the alley, no longer caring about the mission the way he once had. He needed to tend to his wounds and allow his body to heal before pushing on. When ready, he would hunt for blood—human blood.

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