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That was met with silence.

After several long heartbeats passed, the Krytos male whispered, “What the fuck is going on? Her eyes are glowing.”

“She could be a bot. I mean, look at her. No one is that perfect.” The smaller human male quickly smiled at the D’Aire female. “Except you, Lina, my love. You are better than perfect.”

“Nice save.” Lina rolled her eyes at him. “Maybe the glowing eyes has something to do with her powers,” she stated softly. “I don’t think she’s a bot, and those marks on her arms clearly show that she was injured somehow. Nico, what do you think?”

“Let’s see what she has to say.” The Krytos cleared his throat before calling out, “Are you a super?”

Jecca blinked at him in confusion. Obviously, they didn’t think she had heard their conversation, but the distance meant nothing to her. Now he was asking if she was super? She’d never been called that specifically. Exceptional, yes. Brilliant, naturally. Awesome, many times. Perhaps super was a recycled term they were currently using as slang. She guessed it was an accurate description overall, so she nodded in agreement.

“Aye, I am super.”

The big male in front took a step forward, and she thought she saw concern flicker in his dark gaze. “How did you get hurt? Do you need medical attention? Did you have a run-in with the bots?”

“Bots?”

He frowned. “The robots the Corporation sends after people like us.”

None of that sounded familiar to her, but the others clearly thought she should know what they were talking about. As he moved forward, the rest of his group slowly trailed after him. They seemed reluctant to get closer to her, and she couldn’t really blame them for that.

“Don’t bother explaining, ZK. I still think she’s one of them,” the smaller human male grumbled. “This could be a honey trap.”

Ignoring him, Jecca focused on the name of the leader of the group. ZK seemed like an odd sort of name, but she figured it might have been a nickname or a moniker his friends called him. She repeated it in her head, liking the sound of it the more she said it. She was sure she had never met the male before, yet he felt strangely familiar to her as if there were some connection between them.

“I really don’t think she is, Travis,” Lina stated.

“Maybe she’s a new model of bot they are experimenting with,” Travis insisted.

Jecca’s lips twitched as she fought back a smile. “You think I am a robot?”

She wasn’t sure if she should be amused or offended. She could accept being called an alien, but an android? That was a new insult to add to her list. At least, she thought it was new. She was pretty sure no one had ever accused her of not being a fully sentient being before.

At least, not that she could recall.

“Maybe,” the male hedged. “You talk funny. Like, too formal and shit.”

Her brows furrowed. “Do robots speak formally?”

“Ignore him,” ZK ordered. “Were you captured by the Corporation or the government? We’ve rescued people from their testing facilities but…did you escape from where you were being held? Is that how you got hurt?”

“I am not sure,” she answered honestly. “My head injury seems to be impairing my memory at the moment.”

Zack found himself moving toward her before he could stop himself. He needed to make sure she was okay, which seemed absolutely crazy. He didn’t know her. She was an unknown subject at this point, and he couldn’t be sure if she was friend or foe.

That didn’t seem to matter, though.

Something must be seriously wrong with him. Honestly, he hadn’t been able to think clearly since the moment she had appeared. His friend had been right. She really did seem too perfect to be real. She was undeniably drop-dead gorgeous. In fact, he’d never seen someone as beautiful and alluring as she was in his entire life, and that was with her being injured and rain-drenched.

Actually, her wet body in that leather outfit made it seem like she had emerged out of one of his wildest fantasies. However, there was more than just his hormones at play. He was attracted to her, there was no denying that. But he also felt an almost desperate need to protect her. He couldn’t stand the thought of her being injured, and seeing those marks on her made him want to kill someone.

He was well aware that sounded insane, but he didn’t give a fuck.

It was the simple truth…whether he liked it or not.

Chapter Four

Pushing those crazy thoughts aside, Zack slung the strap of his laser rifle over his shoulder and strode right up to her. He was impressed when she didn’t back away or flinch as he came to a stop a few inches from her. Instead, she just watched him curiously as he gently lifted her arm to inspect it.