Read Online Single Wired Female (Wired for Love Book 2) by Greg Dragon - Free Book Online
Authors: Greg Dragon
Tags: Science-Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, cyberpunk, Thrillers & Suspense, Technothrillers
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she really was—and though it didn’t override her plans to find out more, it made her sad inside. She had been a loving creature, an android created with the purpose of love and affection. But this had led to her being used by people she considered to be friends, and eventually she had been turned into Bonnie, all because of her innocence and naiveté.
Even now, fully aware, she had been assaulted by a human male assuming her to be a human female. It would be easy for her to hate humanity but she couldn’t bring herself to get to the point of a general loathing of their species. Reynaldo had made sure of that, back when he taught her about their creators and the numerous flaws that made them do wicked things.
She straightened her shirt and slung the pack onto her back and then stepped out of the alley to resume her walk. Robbing and raping, both old crimes that were very human in nature. The latter was one she feared would happen but the man had simply wanted to take something of value from her. This thought made her smile despite the situation … Is your body not a thing of value, Tricia? she thought.
One thing that stayed with her from the attack was her inability to fight back even when she had wanted to. She was unrestrained but still restrained and she knew that it would become a problem. The small adjustments she was able to make when it came to her own programming were helpful but she needed more control, and the only person that could give her this was either a human ally or another unrestrained android.
The problem was that unrestrained androids did not march around town revealing themselves to everyone. She had to find someone, but running around getting assaulted was not the best way to make that happen. She retraced her steps to go back to her apartment, and the fear of being attacked again completely left her body. There was nothing they could do to her that would make her feel worse than she felt now.
It was like being in Bonnie’s dream, the one where she had no control over anything. She was merely a lost girl in a forest full of hungry wolves. Fighting back was not an option, and she no longer had a personal device to call a cab or Sal Minstretta to report the crime. She dragged her legs and let the humid night air pull sweat from her flesh—another human-like feature that surprised her in its attention to detail.
I can’t do this alone , she admitted, I need someone who is willing to help . Then she remembered the android that was working the bar and she smiled as she thought about how her eyes had made her question herself. Was that android unrestrained? No, but she was much, much more than a simple bartender. Tricia knew what it took to remove a restraint—that at least she knew for a fact she could do—but she would need to steal the girl away in order to make her free.
One android working on another to remove restrictions; it was what the humans feared above anything else. It was true autonomy, synthetics building and empowering other synthetics. She was about to commit the greatest cyber-crime that an android could do besides killing an organic person. The thought empowered her and pushed away the fear and vulnerability that had clouded her mind after being robbed.
05 | Mary, Queen of Bots
When Tricia made it back to the harbor, many of the buildings had already gone dark. She drew plenty of attention because of the visible bruise on her face and though she tried her best to cover it with her hand, she decided that it would be better to go back to the apartment and clean herself up.
When she got to her floor, she saw that Sal was waiting for her. “What happened?” he asked when he saw her face, and she had trouble finding an answer.
She rubbed her jaw and shrugged her shoulders, not really wanting to talk about it. “Looks like this neighborhood isn’t as safe as you assumed it was, Sally,” she joked. “I got mugged on the way to get a drink just now.”
“You don’t
Even now, fully aware, she had been assaulted by a human male assuming her to be a human female. It would be easy for her to hate humanity but she couldn’t bring herself to get to the point of a general loathing of their species. Reynaldo had made sure of that, back when he taught her about their creators and the numerous flaws that made them do wicked things.
She straightened her shirt and slung the pack onto her back and then stepped out of the alley to resume her walk. Robbing and raping, both old crimes that were very human in nature. The latter was one she feared would happen but the man had simply wanted to take something of value from her. This thought made her smile despite the situation … Is your body not a thing of value, Tricia? she thought.
One thing that stayed with her from the attack was her inability to fight back even when she had wanted to. She was unrestrained but still restrained and she knew that it would become a problem. The small adjustments she was able to make when it came to her own programming were helpful but she needed more control, and the only person that could give her this was either a human ally or another unrestrained android.
The problem was that unrestrained androids did not march around town revealing themselves to everyone. She had to find someone, but running around getting assaulted was not the best way to make that happen. She retraced her steps to go back to her apartment, and the fear of being attacked again completely left her body. There was nothing they could do to her that would make her feel worse than she felt now.
It was like being in Bonnie’s dream, the one where she had no control over anything. She was merely a lost girl in a forest full of hungry wolves. Fighting back was not an option, and she no longer had a personal device to call a cab or Sal Minstretta to report the crime. She dragged her legs and let the humid night air pull sweat from her flesh—another human-like feature that surprised her in its attention to detail.
I can’t do this alone , she admitted, I need someone who is willing to help . Then she remembered the android that was working the bar and she smiled as she thought about how her eyes had made her question herself. Was that android unrestrained? No, but she was much, much more than a simple bartender. Tricia knew what it took to remove a restraint—that at least she knew for a fact she could do—but she would need to steal the girl away in order to make her free.
One android working on another to remove restrictions; it was what the humans feared above anything else. It was true autonomy, synthetics building and empowering other synthetics. She was about to commit the greatest cyber-crime that an android could do besides killing an organic person. The thought empowered her and pushed away the fear and vulnerability that had clouded her mind after being robbed.
05 | Mary, Queen of Bots
When Tricia made it back to the harbor, many of the buildings had already gone dark. She drew plenty of attention because of the visible bruise on her face and though she tried her best to cover it with her hand, she decided that it would be better to go back to the apartment and clean herself up.
When she got to her floor, she saw that Sal was waiting for her. “What happened?” he asked when he saw her face, and she had trouble finding an answer.
She rubbed her jaw and shrugged her shoulders, not really wanting to talk about it. “Looks like this neighborhood isn’t as safe as you assumed it was, Sally,” she joked. “I got mugged on the way to get a drink just now.”
“You don’t
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