Dominance And Dissent, the next story in the Cyborg Space Exploration series, will be releasing on November 12th.
I figured I’d share the first chapter over the next four weeks while we wait.
Today, I’m sharing the first scene of that first chapter.
Dissent had to find his female and protect her.
That mission was his top priority.
His secondary mission was shared by the crew of the Reckless, the ship on which he served. Their assignment was to explore the life-sustaining planets in the cyborg-controlled sector, logging the genetic data of their inhabitants. Power, the head of the cyborg council, gave them that directive. Vector, the C Model captain of the Reckless, had reluctantly agreed to it.
Dissent saw no disconnect between the two missions. His female, the one being in the universe genetically compatible with him, could be residing within the sector. It was as logical a place to search for her as any other.
She could be waiting for him on Altair Alpha, the planet they were currently assigned to explore.
Excitement lit Dissent’s circuits as he stood on the bridge of a shuttle craft. His booted feet were braced apart. His arms were crossed in front of his body armor-clad chest.
North, the leader of their current mission, was positioned to his right. Captain’s second-in-command piloted the small vessel.
Truth, the remaining warrior on the exploration team, chattered about weapons he’d utilized, kill rates, and other battle-related topics. He bounced around the space to the right of North. The D Model was rarely still and never quiet.
Dissent, who was often motionless and frequently silent, considered the male to be his closest friend.
The rock-covered surface of Altair Alpha was displayed on the main viewscreen. Rays from the solitary sun blazed down on it, the bright light reflecting off the gray mineral masses. Cracks in the stone’s façade revealed quickly moving underground rivers, the principal source of water on the planet.
The planet was solid and severe and unchanging, as different from Khambalia 5 as two inhabited planets could be. A flicker of pain tempered Dissent’s anticipation.
It had been two hundred and twenty planet rotations and three explored planets since he had parted from Gnaw, the miljoonasuut he befriended on Khambalia 5. The damage to his heart hadn’t fully repaired.
“We will not be increasing our kill rates on this mission.” North reminded Truth of that directive.
They were flying toward the largest settlement on Altair Alpha. It was their last expanse of terrain to explore before they left the planet.
Dissent might find his female there.
“If the locals attack us, we’re authorized to defend ourselves.” Truth’s eyes gleamed. The D Model loved battle…and causing chaos.
“Based on the information in their databases, the locals are concerned primarily with the accumulation of credits.” North’s tone was dry.
That information was supported by Dissent’s observations. Altair Alpha was a trading planet, had very few resources of its own. Beings came from all around the sector to exchange goods and services. They put a price on everything.
He couldn’t process that logic. Credits were merely numbers in a system, and those were easy for him and his fellow cyborgs to manufacture. But the humanoids’ and humans’ love of the units of currency made their actions extremely predictable.
“If they attack us, offering credits would be a more effective defense than killing them.” North was skilled in strategy. “Focus on our mission.”
Fraggin’ hole. Truth cursed through a private transmission line. North is no fun.
Dissent said nothing because his friend’s words were true. North was no fun. Captain’s second-in-command took his role and their current mission extremely seriously.
The shuttle craft shuddered as it landed. North positioned it beside another vessel. They didn’t want to draw attention to themselves.
Dissent followed North and Truth out of the ship. His vision system adjusted to the brightness. He scanned the terrain around them.
Lifeforms streamed in and out, moving through the settlement’s main gates. The humans and humanoids didn’t pause, didn’t appear to take note of the shuttle craft’s arrival. They seemed to be solely concerned with their own affairs, carrying goods to be sold, objects they had purchased.
Another shuttle craft landed close to theirs. The pebbles around Dissent’s booted feet danced.
He situated himself close to the doors of that vessel, rested his hands on the handles of his guns, increased his vigilance. Chuckles and Doc had arrived with their females. Dissent wouldn’t allow anyone to harm them. The females were their future.
He would be as careful with his own female…once he found her.
“We’ll escort the females to the settlement, ensure it is safe for them there, and then complete our mission.” North gravely informed them of that plan.
The shuttle craft’s doors opened. The ramp extended.
“I’ll protect Chuckles.” Truth’s eyes glittered with mirth.
“Frag you.” That cyborg’s left leg dragged as he stomped down the ramp. “I can protect myself.” Guns were gripped in both of his hands. His gaze swept their surroundings.
Chuckles wasn’t taking any risks with his female.
Dissent approved of that stance. Safeguarding others was a privilege, one cyborgs had been denied while they were under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, their cruel manufacturers. It was not to be treated casually.
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Read the next scene (available October 21st) here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=7010
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Dominance And Dissent
To earn the love of his curvy human, this cyborg will have to set her free.
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Dissent has one primary mission—to find his female and protect her.
He doesn’t know who she is, where she’s situated, or what she looks like. That doesn’t stop him from searching the universe for her. He’s a cyborg and he’s determined. He WILL track her down.
While the J Model warrior is exploring a settlement on a merchant planet, he hears a defiant scream. Dissent has finally located the one being he’s genetically compatible with. He rushes to his little human’s side, ready and willing to defend her, eager to claim his female…forever.
Greer has only one dream—to be free. She’s been a slave her entire lifespan, has been subjected to soul-crushing abuse and pride-shredding humiliation. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, she takes it. Steps away from independence, she’s apprehended.
As she looks death in the face, waiting for the final strike, a tall, handsome cyborg warrior saves her. He exudes power, makes her tremble with desire, is unlike any of the males she’s ever known…except in one heartbreaking way.
He wants to own her.
As Dissent and Greer battle for dominance, danger looms. An enemy from the past has returned. He’s heavily armed, he’s not alone, and his sole goal is to kill both of them.
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Dominance And Dissent is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an overprotective cyborg, a defiant slave, and a ravenous baby creature who is determined to eat his way through an entire settlement.
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