Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 55375 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 277(@200wpm)___ 222(@250wpm)___ 185(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 55375 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 277(@200wpm)___ 222(@250wpm)___ 185(@300wpm)
Slowly, Corinne backed away from him. Her heart was pounding and her body had broken out in a cold sweat. Oh she was in trouble now—so much trouble. If she wasn’t careful she was going to die.
And she had no idea of how to save herself.
“Oh please,” she begged under her breath as she slowly backed further away. “Oh please, stop him—don’t let it end like this! It will kill him if he ever comes back and realizes what he did to me. Please—don’t let this happen!”
The words flowing from her mouth felt like a desperate prayer, though she had no idea who she was praying to and no hope of her prayers being answered.
K-lx was coming faster now, tracking her every movement. He had his hands outstretched to grab for her and Corinne knew if he got those deadly metal fingers wrapped around her throat, he would squeeze until he crushed her trachea and choked the life out of her.
Can’t let him catch me—but where can I go?
She thought about locking herself in the bathroom, but what good would that do? He could break down the door in no time and then she would be cornered in the tiny room with no exit. But how long could she keep circling her larger living area until he caught her?
“Please!” she breathed again. “Please—someone help me!”
To her surprise, someone answered.
“You are not alone, daughter,” a warm, feminine voice said in her ear.
“Huh?” Corinne looked wildly around as she dodged the big Cyborg, but there was no one there—just a comforting presence as though someone invisible was standing beside her.
“The warrior is not himself but he has not forgotten you entirely,” the voice went on. “I will begin the process of retrieving his memories, but it will be up to you to help him regain them fully.”
“I don’t understand—who are you?” Corinne looked around again as she skipped away from K-lx’s reaching hand. Was she going crazy? Was her fear so extreme she was losing her mind?
“Fear not—your sanity is intact. I am the Mother of All Life and the Kindred are my children. This male was meant for you but it is up to you to take him,” the invisible person who must be the Kindred Goddess K-lx sometimes talked about informed her.
Then the voice stopped talking as mysteriously as it had started, leaving Corinne to wonder what in the hell was going on.
31
K-LX
The enemy—there was an enemy in the room with him. The blinking red light was telling him so. K-lx reached for the evil one, but she kept eluding him. Frustration brought a growl to his lips. She had to die! He must kill the evil one!
He reached for her again… but again and again she dodged away just at the right moment. She seemed to be talking to someone but he wasn’t sure who. There was no one else in the room—just him and the evil one he was supposed to kill. She—
“Warrior! Return to yourself!”
The words were deafening in his ears and K-lx felt as though someone had slapped him across both cheeks, hard.
He blinked and shook his head, his eyes watering with the force of the blows. The red light was still flashing in his field of vision, but it no longer seemed to mean as much. The woman in front of him wasn’t evil. In fact, she seemed familiar. Her name…what was her name?
“You…I know you,” he said slowly. “Who are you?”
“Corinne.” The fear faded from her eyes somewhat, replaced by a desperate hope. “I’m Corinne—your Handler.”
“My…Handler?” Memories began to come back to him. This was the woman who had come to him when he was upset and in a killing rage. She had soothed him…calmed him.
She bathed me in the shower and gave me pleasure.
Memories of her hands on him…of her full breasts making nectar just for him to suck…and most of all the sweet, salty taste of her honey began to fill his head.
His shaft began to grow hard as he noticed the way her breasts swayed when she moved. She was wearing a thin shirt and he could see her ripe nipples poking at the fabric. He wanted to suck them again…and he wanted to taste her.
“Want to taste you,” he growled, letting her know his needs. “Need to taste your honey.”
Her cheeks went pink and she stared at him uncertainly.
“Now? K-lx, do you know what you’re saying?”
“I know.” He stared at her, trying to bring back more memories. He had the feeling if he could just get closer to her—just taste her—that he would remember more. “Please, I need to taste you.” His voice came out sounding hoarse and almost desperate. “I almost know you…if I could just taste your honey…”
Her eyes went wide and she nodded slowly.
“Your Goddess said it was up to me to take you…to help you retrieve your memories,” she said softly. “Is…do you think that’s what you need to help you remember, K-lx?”