Labgrown. Savior. Symbiont. Martyr.
I hadn"t wanted any of those roles, and soon, I"d be rid of them all.
They laid me on a gurney, the steel hard and cold against my back.
To one side stood Lozano Lisbon, my nemesis, sneering in triumph. To the other stood James Thompson, my ally, his brow drawn together.
But the person most important to me, my father, Governor Constantine Strange, hadn"t come. How could he be absent at his daughter"s execution? In truth, given what I"d put him through, how could he be present? His only daughter, Allison Strange, betraying everything he stood for.
Only Lisbon and Thompson had been allowed into the recycling chamber with me.
Ignoring Lisbon, I looked at Lord James.
“Any requests, Lady Allison?” he asked.
“Get this cretin out of here,” I said, indic
