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“What happens now?” he whispered.

The alarm on his wrist-comm changed from red to green. 41 unblocked

“I didn’t have a choice, 41.” His hand hovered over the panic button on his belt—the one that would flood the cell with neural neutralizer. “Who unblocked you?” “What happens now

“Blocks don’t expire. They’re permanent.” ” he choked.

“That was a lie.” Her honey eyes glistened. “I’ve never hurt anyone. I just wanted to stop hurting. And you… you needed to stop running.”

“Stop,” he choked.