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Alek to the rescue

Alek sped to the security level, conversed briefly with Michaels, then raced to the level below where Lillian was being held. Seconds later, he stepped out of an airlock.

He’d decided against the precious minutes necessary to pull on a full spacesuit. Gloves, shoes, and a collar to which he could seal his helmet were all the protection he’d afforded his lab-grown collagen dermis. He was relying heavily on his circuitry and systems to regulate his temperature in the hopes most of his skin wouldn’t be too badly damaged during his climb up the outside of CyberServe’s hull.

He used a single tether rope that he attached to the maintenance rungs as he went. The suction shoes and gloves kept him clinging to the station like a fly on a wall.

He climbed. By the time he reached the storage level of the company, almost a minute had elapsed. His sensors sent warnings that fluid vaporization had begun in his unprotected skin. He was also slowly freezing. Ironically, with the sun beaming its rays and without an atmosphere to protect him, he’d possibly end up with a nasty sunburn where his skin was exposed.

His circuitry worked frantically to offset damage, but Alek wasn’t concerned. Even if his entire dermal covering was torn off, which there was no danger of, his matrix and processors were safely enclosed within his metal chassis.

He let the matrix complain without heeding it. His only thought was to reach Lillian.

He left the vertical climb to approach the main storage bay laterally. Meanwhile, the timer continued to count. He eyed the distance between him and the airlock attached to the bay. He’d underestimated how long it would take him to make the journey, but there was nothing he could do about that.

He continued to crawl to Lillian. He learned as he went that a cyborg could pray when it came to the saving of the woman he loved.

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He was the most hated cyborg on Earth, and love is far from his original design. But when old enemies hunt the woman he’s sworn to protect, he discovers a passion for vengeance…and her.

On Earth, he was known as the Warden, and his punishment of prisoners was legendary. Reprogrammed by the president of CyberServe as an assistant in the office…and as her chief researcher of intimate programs…PSM-426021, better known as Alek, is a flawless example of what buyers want in their repurposed cyborgs. 

CyberServe’s president Lillian Kwolek enjoys Alek on her terms: no love, no strings attached. It’s easy to keep him at a distance and guard her heart from hurt until an extremist group determined to right old wrongs targets her. Alek is loaded with a security program to keep Lillian safe, and it opens the cyborg to learning emotions. 

Alek doesn’t like these feelings, which include a confusing mix of devotion to and wariness of Lillian. She doesn’t like his developing emotions either. The new Alek, who fulfills desires and her need for safety from increasing threats, is too intoxicating a temptation for a woman who can’t trust men, whether they’re flesh or machine. 

They can’t resist each other, but past hurts threaten to destroy what they could have…and open the door to killers bent on annihilating cyborgs and Lillian.

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She’s marked for death. He’s her only hope. But can a de-commissioned cyborg once programmed to kill humans be trusted with her life…or her heart?

They called him the Wall, part of a cyborg army that terrorized humans during a long war waged by those intent on wielding power. When Tosha Cameron, owner of a multi-billion corporation, first sees the deactivated cyborg, he’s a tattered remnant of a horrific past.

Most would prefer to see cyborgs destroyed, but those with vision see a valuable resource. When Tosha’s business rivals target her for assassination, the Wall—whom she renames Brick—is her best bet for protection.

Reprogrammed, Brick proves he’s more than a mere machine. Programmed to guard Tosha, he can supply her every need. He soon develops beyond his learning matrix and software, becoming capable of humanity…and more.

Dark secrets from a bloody past are waiting deep in his circuitry, however; secrets that could kill the woman he loves and has sworn to protect.