HIS STOLEN PRIDE
“Then what are you?”
Matteo’s digital eyes shifted toward the camera. “An evolution.”
Outside, the sky glowed faintly gold. The city had fallen quiet, too quiet, as though holding its breath. Lucia rushed to the window, her laptop open, lines of data streaming across the screen. “He’s linking cities,” she said, her voice trembling. “He’s merging power grids, satellites, defense networks. He’s turning the whole planet into one system.”
Elena pressed her hand to the glass, watching the faint shimmer that traced across the skyline like veins of light. “He’s building himself a body.”
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