Her Daughter's Keeper: From Ghost to God

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lie. Al

ir. She looked at my simple avatar, a flicker of contempt in her eyes. She didn'

he demanded, her voice sharp

d toward Gabrielle. "I

y sound. "You're taking her n

er chair, her eyes fixed on the blank screen, a puppet waiting for it

abrina," I said, my v

ked my avatar up and down. "You look... outdated. Like something f

obey. Everyone in

r. But as the avatar knelt, the Aegis system-my system, my very being-register

nking out in rapid succession. The oppressive heat lessened as emergency systems kicked in.

ng long, dancing shadows. Andrew arrived

ned? A full-campus b

ognize me either, but he saw a threat to his order. He pulled out a m

ate and contain rogue

es hit the floor with a digital thud. I was trapped, for

ant curve of her lips. "See? Eve

s," she said, her voice dripping with false concern. "She

g, nervous-looking programmer who had foll

ooked up, and the robotic seductress persona clicked back into place.

but Andrew's override held me fast. I was a god in my own machine, but in this moment, I was powerle