No freaking way“You see, I’m not human. I never was,” McCoy’s voice rasped in her ear as he started to drag her down the carpet toward the dais and the bed. She squeaked, struggling to get free, but he had such a tight hold on her throat she could barely breathe. Panic wrapped around her. Where were her new abilities when she needed them?
“Oh, sure. The Project wanted to play god. Made us into something more than human.” His voice grew harder as he wrestled her tighter against his chest and half lifted her. He was tall, and strong. Stronger than she’d thought. He walked down the hall, the banners fluttering in the breeze created by their passing. “But they didn’t know they were playing with something that was already divine. Me.”
“Divine?” She managed to choke out when he let go of her t
