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"You should ask et too far away from me," Galen said over his shoulder

"Why?" I demanded

"The test subjects felt too ill when separated more than a few hundred feet from their creators"

That one was hard to believe In fact, the whole situation sounded ridiculous I tried to suppress my fear and panic I’d been in bad situations before However, I couldn’t keep the thought--that if Galen told the truth, then I was truly screwed--from my mind

"Fear, panic and was that a hint of acceptance at the end?" he asked

Frustration boiled "Would you stop that!"

"Make me"

If I had any chance of escape, I had to block hilass wall between my emotions and Galen’s

He s you to me"

"Why do this towith you"

"True, but your glass ic is valuable to me and my partner And I’ic because I ask nice or because I threaten you with bodily haruess I could have kidnapped sos This is a perfect solution Once the chain is coht "What should I call you? My creation? My offspring? No, they suggest a fondness between us My victiht I think the best descriptor is my slave"

"How many times did you practice that speech?" Sarcasm and fury sharpenedall the ways I would kill him The depth of my creativity surprised and inspired me

We exited the nap A half-moon peeked out between clouds as a war--"