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to waste on testing so they just kept producing more and more cyborgs them from the same sperm donations.”
“I suppose that’s another reason they’re pushing cyborg-human matches,” Emma murmured. “They need some new genetic material in the bloodlines.”
“Yes. Plus a lot of the here at Outpost 9 are half-siblings.”
“Really?”
Rio nodded. “Like your Max? He’s a Cardwell. The cyborg who rescued me when I was a little girl—Jace—is also a Cardwell. Adam Gray? The engineer you’ll be working with now? He’s got a half-brother named Logan Gray who is the most kickass pilot you’ll ever meet.”
Emma perked at her mention of Adam Gray. “Anything I should know about Adam Gray?”
“He’s got terrible scars all over his face and neck.” She made a sad face. “I’m not sure how it happened. I’ve heard it was some kind of fire. He had a mate, but she died a few years ago. He basically keeps to himself except for chow. He even lives above the workshop.” As if sensing that she might have given a bad impression, she hastily said, “But he’s actually a really nice guy! I swear. He takes some time to get used to because he can be really gruff, but he’s a good man. He’s always been kind to me.”
Before Emma could reassure Rio that she would give Adam Gray a chance, she was interrupted by loud, forceful knocks at the front door. Rio was on her feet first. Frowning, she ordered, “Stay here. I’ll see what this is about.”
“I think I should answer the door,” Emma said, rising to her feet.
“No, you really shouldn’t,” Rio argued. “Some of the men here can be difficult. No one is supposed to bother you until Max or Jack return. Just wait here.”
“All right.” Emma remained in the kitchen and listened carefully as Rio opened the door.
“Can I help you?”
“Are you Emma Ramirez?”
Rio laughed. “You must be new around here if you have to ask that question. Nope. I’m not Emma. I’m Rio.”
The soldier on the porch didn’t share Rio’s amusement. “I’m here for the new female.”
Emma didn’t like the sound of that. She tiptoed closer to the doorway between the kitchen and living area and peered around the corner. She noticed the way Rio had squared her shoulders and shifted her weight to her back foot, almost as if anticipating a confrontation.
“Well the new female is busy. You’ll have to come back later.” Rio tried to close the door but the man on the other side forced it open. She stumbled back a few feet but quickly regained her balance. She jumped in front of the door to block the soldier form entering. “Hey! What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“Get out of my way. I’m here for the other female, but I have no problem taking you in with us—in cuffs.”
“You are not coming inside this house!” Rio stood up to the brute, but he overpowered her easily with a rough shove that sent her tripping backwards and flat onto her backside.
Gasping at the way her new friend had been treated, Emma rushed to intervene. Rio wasn’t about to take his crap, though. She kicked him right in the shin. When he bent down to snatch her up, she donkey kicked him right in the shoulders. He stumbled backward and into the door as Emma hurriedly helped Rio to her feet. Grabbing Rio’s hand, she tugged hard and gestured to the side exit from the kitchen.
The soldier who had attacked Rio blocked their path. Looking for something to use as a weapon, Emma glanced frantically around the living room. She grasped the salvaged lamp on the closest table and wielded it like a shield. Sharing her thoughts, Rio picked up a broken antenna from the pile of discarded and broken radio parts next to the couch.
“If you take one step closer…” Emma warned.
“You’ll be leaving here on a backboard,” Rio threatened.
The soldier who had come to fetch her wasn’t the least bit intimidated. He laughed right in their faces. “I’d like to see both of you
“I suppose that’s another reason they’re pushing cyborg-human matches,” Emma murmured. “They need some new genetic material in the bloodlines.”
“Yes. Plus a lot of the here at Outpost 9 are half-siblings.”
“Really?”
Rio nodded. “Like your Max? He’s a Cardwell. The cyborg who rescued me when I was a little girl—Jace—is also a Cardwell. Adam Gray? The engineer you’ll be working with now? He’s got a half-brother named Logan Gray who is the most kickass pilot you’ll ever meet.”
Emma perked at her mention of Adam Gray. “Anything I should know about Adam Gray?”
“He’s got terrible scars all over his face and neck.” She made a sad face. “I’m not sure how it happened. I’ve heard it was some kind of fire. He had a mate, but she died a few years ago. He basically keeps to himself except for chow. He even lives above the workshop.” As if sensing that she might have given a bad impression, she hastily said, “But he’s actually a really nice guy! I swear. He takes some time to get used to because he can be really gruff, but he’s a good man. He’s always been kind to me.”
Before Emma could reassure Rio that she would give Adam Gray a chance, she was interrupted by loud, forceful knocks at the front door. Rio was on her feet first. Frowning, she ordered, “Stay here. I’ll see what this is about.”
“I think I should answer the door,” Emma said, rising to her feet.
“No, you really shouldn’t,” Rio argued. “Some of the men here can be difficult. No one is supposed to bother you until Max or Jack return. Just wait here.”
“All right.” Emma remained in the kitchen and listened carefully as Rio opened the door.
“Can I help you?”
“Are you Emma Ramirez?”
Rio laughed. “You must be new around here if you have to ask that question. Nope. I’m not Emma. I’m Rio.”
The soldier on the porch didn’t share Rio’s amusement. “I’m here for the new female.”
Emma didn’t like the sound of that. She tiptoed closer to the doorway between the kitchen and living area and peered around the corner. She noticed the way Rio had squared her shoulders and shifted her weight to her back foot, almost as if anticipating a confrontation.
“Well the new female is busy. You’ll have to come back later.” Rio tried to close the door but the man on the other side forced it open. She stumbled back a few feet but quickly regained her balance. She jumped in front of the door to block the soldier form entering. “Hey! What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“Get out of my way. I’m here for the other female, but I have no problem taking you in with us—in cuffs.”
“You are not coming inside this house!” Rio stood up to the brute, but he overpowered her easily with a rough shove that sent her tripping backwards and flat onto her backside.
Gasping at the way her new friend had been treated, Emma rushed to intervene. Rio wasn’t about to take his crap, though. She kicked him right in the shin. When he bent down to snatch her up, she donkey kicked him right in the shoulders. He stumbled backward and into the door as Emma hurriedly helped Rio to her feet. Grabbing Rio’s hand, she tugged hard and gestured to the side exit from the kitchen.
The soldier who had attacked Rio blocked their path. Looking for something to use as a weapon, Emma glanced frantically around the living room. She grasped the salvaged lamp on the closest table and wielded it like a shield. Sharing her thoughts, Rio picked up a broken antenna from the pile of discarded and broken radio parts next to the couch.
“If you take one step closer…” Emma warned.
“You’ll be leaving here on a backboard,” Rio threatened.
The soldier who had come to fetch her wasn’t the least bit intimidated. He laughed right in their faces. “I’d like to see both of you
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