ng. Kelsey's hands shook as she reach
's eyes told her exactly how that would end. Biting her lip so hard she tasted blood, she pulled the soft fab
c aggression and Damien's freezing authority. He had sleek silver h
the nightstand and held it out. "Drink. Your b
evoid of malice, but
, adjusting his cuff with
y snatched the glass with trembling hands a
ived since being taken. The sheer absurdity of it b
ader. "Please," she whispered, her vo
d a look. It wasn't p
dark eyes locked onto her
h, desperate spark of ho
her. "We never damage our own property. Damaging an asset d
ft her lungs. He wasn't reassuring
tay healthy and full of energy. That way, you can serve your purpos
umont cracked his thick knuckles, his voice a deep, rumbli
and quiet demeanor, remained silent, his head tilted
final. "From today, forget Terra-3. You will never speak
cing her to look up at him. "You are Ke
uth shut. Silence was
to Kein. "Take her to the med-bay. Get
toward the doo
of the bedroom, her bare feet sinking
ien called out behind her. "Behav
c made her stoma
e architecture was a dizzying mix of ancient
medical room. Kein pointed t
lasers swept over her body. A massive screen on the wall lit up with her
ling entirely dehumanized,
glasses on the bridge of his nose. The oth
ific appreciation. "The metrics confirm she is a top-tier catalyst. Her ener
g. The clinical term sounded infinitely more
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