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Ice s lips twitched but he didn t smile. The side of her lip is bleeding, her ear on
that side hurts, and she s dizzy, Varion.
She s too damn small for one of our males to strike. The medic frowned at Ice.
I m in agreement.
Then why did you do this to her? Varion moved, pushed Ice out of his way, and
bent over Megan to stare at her mouth. Open up wide and allow me to see the
damage.
I didn t hit her. Ice sounded insulted. Blackie did.
He s such an asshole, the medic muttered, gently touching the side of her mouth
and it made her flinch. The cut is small but facial cuts bleed a lot. I don t see any inner
cheek damage. His gaze locked with hers. Open your eyes as wide as you can and do
not look away from me. I am checking the extent of your injuries.
Megan did as he asked and then realized the guy had strange eyes. His pupils
weren t rounded exactly but more squared. She frowned but didn t mention it, not
wanting to be rude. She had to blink but he didn t complain when she did since she
looked right at him again every time. A few minutes passed and then he straightened
and turned away to face Ice.
I scanned her. She has no internal bleeding, no swelling, no cranial fractures, or
trauma to the brain. She has a slight concussion but she will be fine. It s mostly shock
trauma from the blow. She may experience dizziness for a short period of time and
perhaps a headache. I ll give her something for the pain.
You scanned my brain?
The medic turned his head after he removed something from the bag at her feet,
meeting Megan s curious gaze, and nodded as he gave an injection in her arm. I m a
medical model implanted with special features such as enhanced vision that can
perform medical scans. They created me to be a medic unit. He faced Ice again. I
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The doors suddenly opened and Blackie stormed in, looking smug as he gave Ice a
cold smile. I informed the council of your behavior and they have made a ruling. They
were not pleased with this turn of events. They are confident she s working alone since
she s not being tracked or attempted to send a distress signal to any co-conspirators
now that she s aware her cover is blown. Councilman Zorus was very persuasive in his
argument due to the fact that we re close to home on how threatening the female is.
The man shifted his stance as he paused for long moments, seeming to silently
communicate something with a flash of his cold gaze to the other two cyborgs. You
know how Zorus is. They voted in his favor. More of them agreed with him than not.
Son of a bitch, the medic hissed.
Megan had a sinking feeling that, whoever this Zorus was, whatever vote he d won,
it would be very bad news for her.
Ice s features hardened and he moved to the wall. He planted his hand on a panel
there and it came on. He stood there with his back to the room and his body tensed
noticeably. He jerked his hand off the panel and turned to glare at Blackie.
I just read the order.
Did you think I would attempt to deceive you? A black eyebrow arched.
Get off my shuttle. I just sent a message to the Bridden that you are on your way
and they can undock with us in minutes. Go now and return to your original mission.
I m not leaving yet. I am to verify the council orders are followed so I will do it
myself. He took a step toward the bed.
Ice moved fast, shoved Blackie back hard until he slammed into the bulkhead wall
next to the door. I understood the order and I will take responsibility for the female
since I am the one who chose to take us to Folion. I ll take her to my quarters and make
her as comfortable as possible.
That didn t sound bad or terrifying. Megan relaxed. What s going on?
No one answered until Blackie met her gaze. He sighed. You are going to gain
your freedom from us. We ve been ordered to drop you and the bots off at Hixton
Station as previously arranged.
Don t, Ice snarled.
Blackie frowned. I have my grievances against humans but I m not totally without
sympathy. I see that you care what happens to her and that you don t want her last
moments with us to be frightening. I m not leaving until the order is followed and she s
no longer a threat but I will allow you to take her to your quarters to say goodbye. He
paused. I ll have a special meal sent to your quarters so she has a good meal first.
That s the most I can do for you both. It will make things easier to end this.
The tension eased from Megan s body. Thank you. I swear I really won t tell
anyone about the existence of cyborgs. I ve known about your people for months and
never once reported you.
Blackie ignored her as he stared at Ice until Ice broke eye contact and faced Megan.
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Ice studied her carefully and then nodded, taking his attention from her to glare at
Blackie again, who still stood by the door. I understand.
Blackie s mouth tensed in a firm line as he nodded, spun around, and quickly left
the room. Don t take long.
The medic had a grim expression on his pale-gray features. You can leave and I ll
take care of her until she departs.
Ice shook his head. I m the commander today and my orders put us in this
situation. We re going to my quarters now.
Of course. The medic nodded.
Ice met her gaze. Would you like me to carry you again? Are you feeling weak or
dizzy still? I apologize for Blackie striking you. It never should have happened and it
wouldn t have if my council wasn t afraid you were a threat to our future. You lied
about what you were, which makes them wary of you.
Megan sat up slowly and realized the shot had made her a little lightheaded but she
moved fine. She didn t suffer any dizzy spells or disorientation. She swung her legs off
the side of the bed and then got to her feet. The room didn t spin and her knees held her
weight easily. She looked up, having to raise her chin a lot since he stood so tall, just to
meet Ice s concerned gaze.
I m fine. I can walk.
Good. Follow me. It is just down the corridor.
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