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    Their Hybrid
    Their Hybrid
    Their Hybrid
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    Their Hybrid

    By Skye MacKinnon

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    She was born to serve. Pity she doesn't want to.

    DX-4, also known as Dex, is a hybrid: not quite human, not quite machine. She spends her days running errands for her three masters, until one day she ends up in a bit of a pickle.

    Meaning she could be killed for what she did.

    Her masters try everything they can to help her, but will it be enough? And is her heart human enough to return their love?

    A steampunk reverse harem novella set in a dystopian world, featuring a strong heroine and her loving, protective men.

    Previously published in anthologies as 'Kiss my Corset' and 'Kiss my Snowflake'.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeryton Press
    Release dateAug 17, 2019
    ISBN9781393389262
    Their Hybrid
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    Skye MacKinnon

    Skye MacKinnon is a USA Today & International Bestselling Author whose books are filled with strong heroines who don't have to choose. She embraces her Scottishness with fantastical Scottish settings and a dash of mythology, no matter if she's writing about Celtic gods, cat shifters, or the streets of Edinburgh. When she's not typing away at her favourite cafe, Skye loves dried mango, as much exotic tea as she can squeeze into her cupboards, and being covered in pet hair by her bunny diva and cat princess.

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      Book preview

      Their Hybrid - Skye MacKinnon

      Chapter 1

      T urn right at that junction. Watch out for strays.

      Yes, I know. It's not like I haven't walked this route every day for the past five years. But still, Dan tells me what to do. He's very controlling in a way, but in a kind way. He's protective of me, I think. Although maybe that's just wishful thinking. I'm their property, after all, of course he's interested in keeping me safe.

      Careful, there's something on the ground just ahead of you.

      Yes, I can see that. It's a rat, dead and bloated. I cringe as I step over it, trying not to breathe in the foul air. Sometimes I wish I could transmit more than just my sight to my masters. They don't know how the city smells and reeks. Maybe they'd not make me go out as much if they knew. But of course, they don't, and they likely never will.

      I walk faster, wanting to get out of this area as soon as possible. Not that my destination is any more pleasant, but there are less dead animals on the pavements in the Green Zone. The unpleasantness there isn't obvious. In fact, it's probably the cleanest and nicest looking part of the city. Instead, the corruption lies beneath the surface, beyond the polished windows.

      I shiver as I think of the man I'm going to see. I wish my masters wouldn't force me to.

      Dex, there's something on the lens.

      I huff and wipe the lens of my implanted eyecam with my soiled shirt sleeve. Not sure it's going to make a difference, but I can't actually see through that eye. Only my masters can. I have one human and one mechanical eye. I don't remember if I ever had two human eyes, but it doesn't matter. Dwelling in the past is useless, I've learned that a long time ago.

      That's better. Thanks, Dex.

      I smile at Dan's nickname for me. My real name is DX-4, but he found that too boring, so he turned it into Dex. I like it. It almost makes me feel like a real person, someone with a proper name and identity.

      I continue my walk, knowing that I'm getting ever closer to my destination. The grime and stink of the Brown Zone are getting lesser and I can see trees in the distance. The only trees in the entire city. The people in the Green Zone are the richest of the rich, the only ones who can escape the smog-covered areas and live amongst nature. I'm sure most of the dwellers in the lesser zones have never even seen a tree, let alone touched one. Or even breathed the clean air that I'm beginning to feel on my face.

      A large iron gate separates the Green Zone from the rest of the city. There are two Watchers on duty and I sigh in relief when I notice that neither of them is a full human. Us hybrids are on the same level, Watchers or not, but the pure humans always think they're above us. Well, they are. Everybody knows that. They made us, after all, which is why they feel they can do whatever they want to us. And being a female hybrid about to enter a zone full of pure humans... it's not an ideal situation. No matter how highly they think of themselves, some humans are predators. Evil. Dangerous.

      My masters are aware of that, but they can't do anything about it. They can see through my mechanical eye and they can hear what I do, but that's it. They can't fight attackers off for me. They can't protect me when darkness falls and the city's unsavoury characters crawl onto the street. No, I'm on my own.

      What do ya want? one of the hybrids asks, his metal eyebrows raising at the same time as his mechanical lips open and close. He's definitely more than half metal. His colleague looks mostly human though, if it wasn't for the mechanical arm that is now pointing a revolver at me.

      I'm here to see Mr Bradley on behalf of my masters.

      I hand them my ID plate which contains all the information they require. If they are clever enough to access it. Not all of the hybrids are. I sometimes wonder if the conversion has a negative effect on the brain, or if they were stupid before.

      The guy with the metal arm takes my ID and disappears into the tiny guardhouse while the other one watches me curiously. They must be new. I come here most days; usually the guards know me.

      His metal eyebrows twitch as he's

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