E.R.I.C.
ALMOST Series
Book 2
Christina Leigh
Pritchard
Genre: Science
Fiction Romance
Publisher:
LIMITLESS Publishing
Publication Date:
September 6, 2016
ASIN: B01KW2MIM8
Cover Artist:
Deranged Doctor Design
Book Description:
Reprogram of E.R.I.C.
initiated. Download complete in 3…2…1…
The sweet, charming Eric
that Shay knew is officially gone. He’s been reprogrammed by Dr.
Cole and the other scientists aboard the marine research facility
that developed Shay. Now, instead of assisting Shay in her grand
scheme to save her Optional Human Parent, Darla, from certain death,
Eric has been reprogrammed to kill them both. That intimate moment on
the beach they shared…lost forever.
Mission complete: Suspect
(S.H.A.Y.) captured…
With Eric’s help, Dr.
Cole finds Shay and takes her back to the research facility where she
will remain until she can be linked to her robotic host and
terminated. Shay is placed into the care of a new program called
N.I.C. that will analyze her data and keep her safe. Except, if the
N.I.C. discovers Shay has already linked, he will initiate her
termination immediately, ending any chance Shay has of saving Darla.
It’s only a matter of
time…
Either Eric will locate
her and finish the mission he’s been programed to fulfill, or the
N.I.C. will discover Shay’s secret and finish Eric’s job for him.
Eric tracks her back to the facility, and Shay fears it may finally
be the end for her and Darla. She can’t bring herself to kill Eric,
even if it’s to save her own life. One thing is stronger than even
science…
Love.
An Excerpt from Novella
Two
E.R.I.C. ALMOST
Reprogrammed
E.R.I.C.
Someone was in the boat
with Shay.
I adjusted my vocals to
sonar for better hearing under the water and resisted using satellite
vision. It was rare I ever received the capabilities and hated when
new software downloaded to replace the existing. The lone keys never
seemed to receive a satellite signal. It was a dead zone and if the
upgrades were satellite based, I’d be without many defenses.
I swam faster. My main
concern was the intruder I spotted in the boat with Shay. Was it a
scientist?
There was a small island.
I climbed out onto it’s shoreline and narrowed my eyes, scanning
the boat. My vision stopped on the unidentified person. I finally
downloaded updated software. While satellite images uploaded, I tried
to focus the rest of my attention on the unknown intruder. Somehow,
my communications programming didn’t register. I switched to
satellite. It was slower than my usual communications, but it knew
who the intruder was.
Species: Human; Homo
sapiens’ original flesh; soul.
Specified Use: Optional
Human Parent
Genetics Match: DNA match:
yours.
Mine?
What did Shay just call
her?
She called her Mom and
then, Darla.
Darla.
I couldn’t swallow.
Was she my human host?
“Mom?”
I remembered her! She used
to cradle me in her arms and sing to me. She had the same thick, dark
hair that tickled my face and those big, soft eyes…
I reached out—my eyes
locking with hers.
My body jolted, electrical
currents ran through my veins and I shook, vibrations overtaking me.
You’re being
reprogrammed. Please stand by.
“I’m being what?” I
could barely get the words out.
Everything blurred. My
fingers, still webbed, curled in on themselves and my nails cut into
my flesh. I couldn’t stop my teeth from chattering.
Reprogramming nearly
complete.
Who was talking to me?
My eyes went into manual
override. I tried to look to the left, but it was as if someone
controlled my will to do so. My optics scanned without permission and
when I tried to shut down satellite use, red lights flashed within my
pupils, blinding me. Next, I could feel my limbs reject my thoughts.
They belonged to someone else. Who could do this to me?
“What’s happening?”
I jolted. Tears streamed down my face. Messages I didn’t want to
read appeared before my limited visuals.
Kill the human host.
“I can’t do that!”
Kill the human host.
“But the human host is
my mother!”
Sharp jabs of pain shot up
my spine.
The voice echoed inside my
skull. “I said kill the human host.”
“I won’t do it!”
Electrical currents
paralyzed me. I couldn’t speak and my eyesight blackened. Something
or someone forced my arms outward into the diver’s position.
“You will kill the human
host,” the voice said. “You’ve been reprogrammed.”
My body struggled against
me. I dragged my feet along the sand, feeling waves crash into my
toes.
“Kill the human host.”
“No.”
“Then I will do it for
you,” the voice said.
My body jerked forward,
arching and splashing into the sea.
About the Author:
Christina Leigh Pritchard
was born and raised in South Florida. Her first stories were written
at the age of nine in spiral notebooks and in the various diaries she
kept.
Since she’s upgraded to
a computer, she’s completed over fifty books, including her ALMOST
Series, signed with Limitless Publishing.
Christina Leigh Pritchard
is still going strong with many more to come! Her genre’s include
science fiction, dark fantasy, young adult, drama, suspense,
historical romance, multicultural, comedy, poetry and many more.
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