The Engineered Alpha’s Mate
That made it worse.
She stepped back from the barrier, one step then another, creating distance, not just physically but mentally, trying to separate herself from the pull that had begun to feel almost natural. The further she moved, the more she felt it, that stretch, not painful, not unstable, but present, like tension in a line that refused to snap.
“A-01,” she continued. “Do not move, regardless of external input.” The phrasing was intentional, layered, designed to test autonomy against interference.
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