28All Lucy had wanted that night was s*x and lots of mind-numbing, toe-curling orgasms. Instead, she and Eric lay on his bed staring at the ceiling. The news Peyton had shared had changed everything again. What he and Kyra wanted was as bad as the military asking for Cyber Soldier volunteers. What cyborg would want to become more of a freak?
Lucy sighed and blinked her stinging eyes. Tearing up was starting to happen more. Emotional breakthroughs would continue to happen, Kyra had explained. Hormonal surges were perfectly normal, Nero had declared. Outside of great s*x, being a cyborg female was the pits, Lucy decided.
“Why are we chewing so hard on what Peyton talked about? You and I are not on the list, Eric. Shouldn’t we just be grateful?”
“Yes. We should just be grateful.” Eric reac
