Once Broken Draft 1 CH 07
His opinion of the security company, a branch of Datasafe, had momentarily gone up when he skimmed the surface of their digital building an encountered so much security it would take him on of Tristan's computers to go through them, and then went back...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 06
This was a waste of time. This was going to be all for nothing. They were going to do the job, and if they didn't actually get caught. They'd return to that Samalian and she wouldn't even have the information Alex wanted. His desperation was so clear...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 45
The system was stubborn, its antibodies had antibodies. Someone among the team who had designed this AI was familiar with coercion. No, that person had done coercion. It didn't matter, he'd bend this AI to his will, it was only a question of time. ...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 44
He caught the shake of the head out the corner of his eye. The explosion had sounded far from this room, but close enough to be no more than one floor up or down, with the roof above them it was the most likely location. Security had no reasons to blow...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 43
The doors opened and Tristan was out, shooting everyone. "Where to?" "Third left, then second right. Fourth door on the right." Alex fired indiscriminately, following Tristan. "Next time we do this," Tristan said, "Remind me to bring...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 42
Alex looked at him, dismay on his face. He didn't try to get his hand out of the grip, years of being punished for disobeying wouldn't vanish simply because Tristan had changed. "But..." "It's okay, Alex, you don't have to do this." ...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 41
Alex smiled as he worked. As much as having Tristan love him was a dream come true, knowing he was still his monster sooth him. He had changed in some ways, but not in the ways that mattered. Jacoby didn't appreciate what that meant, but it wasn't like...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 40
The moment the birds went quiet Jacoby grabbed his gun. Soon after, he saw the two of them walk out of the trees, and skirt the clearing, keeping some of the canopies over their heads. They looked cute, Alex had his head against Tech's shoulder, and he...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 39
He knelt in the living room, looking around, wondering at the silence. "Alex?" he called. No response. Not one sound. "Alex! Are you there?" A gurgling came from below him. He was kneeling over a man, methodically ripping chunks of flesh from the...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 38
Alex panted as sounds returned to the forest. He could still feel Tristan kneeling over him. He was still inside him. He had no idea what had just happened, well, other than the obvious. He cracked an eye open. Tristan was looking at him. The...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 37
Alex was uncomfortable around him. Almost three days of flying, each taking a turn at the control, had made that clear to Tristan, but he didn't understand why. Anytime he got close to him, or reached for him, Alex shrunk back. Anytime Alex thought...
Once Broken Draft 1 CH 36
^He ran to the hover. He had to make sure all the new components were properly attached; he had to close up the body, make sure it ran smoothly. He didn't want it to break down halfway there. Although now that Tech was better, if Jacoby had missed...