The Reaper Plague
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“Come on, Donovan,” Grusky said with a sickened expression, grabbing the younger man’s sleeve and pulling him to the office door to watch for enemy.
Repeth continued. “Now, Bill, I know you can heal from that, and you know I can make it happen over and over. Or I can just pop you in the head right now and goodnight whatever you are. You’re either a Psycho or a Nano and either way you’re only staying alive if you give me information. What is this place?”
The man raised his head to look into Repeth’s eyes and all resistance died. She could see self-preservation overrule any qualms he had about betraying his employer. “Look, I’ll tell you everything, just let me live. Once I’ve talked they’ll want me dead so you gotta get me out of here.”
She nodded. “My word on it.”
End of The Orion Plague excerpt.
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