R.S.
“I don’t give a fuck what you say, Strong. That soldier is incredible. That is what I wanted to see,” Steward Scott said as he followed me into my office.
I didn’t give a shit about what Scott was saying. He had no idea what just happened. I could barely believe it myself. Alpha had never acted that way before. I mean, I’d never known for him to take that many tranquilizers before passing out, but that wasn’t even the most incredible thing. His reaction to the female was phenomenal. It was more than a desire to mate. No, that was extreme, that was—obsession. I think we finally found Alpha’s obsession. This had put our project on a different track. With the ability to control Alpha, the program would reach new heights. Imagine having an unstoppable killing machine at your fingertips. The thought of it made me high with excitement.
“Are you listening to me, Strong?” Scott got my attention.
I took a seat in my desk chair as Scott paced the floor in front of me.
“With what I’ve seen today, there is no reason I can’t get you enough backing and resources to last you a lifetime. I’m talking about enough money that will keep you in your lab until you die.”
My dream. Not only to work on my experiments for life, but to go down in history as the most brilliant and influential scientist ever. If I could get the approval that Scott spoke of, I would no longer work under his thumb. No longer in fear of anyone having the power to stop me. This was what I needed. What I deserved.
“How soon can you have that soldier ready for a mission? If I can show the committee heads what these soldiers can do, especially the one from today, we will be rich.”
“0041 is phenomenal. What you saw today is not even close to his full potential, but he is also a very complex being. I need….”
“Don’t say time.” Scott held up a hand to stop me. “I don’t think you’re understanding what I’m saying. You see, whether you’re ready or not, I will be showing the committee the super soldiers. Now the only thing you will control, is if you will be there standing as the lead scientist, or someone else.”
Another one of his fucking threats. I gritted my teeth. Now wasn’t the time to strike out at Scott; he still held too much power. I’ll be damned if anyone else got to take the credit for my hard work.
“Give me five months.”
“I’ll give you three. Three months to have your soldiers ready for their first mission. Do we have an understanding?”
As if I had a choice.
“Yes.” I conceded.
“Good, Strong. I’ll set it all up and get back to you.” Scott turned to leave, but stopped at my door. He looked back at me. “I’m on your side, Ryder. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.” Scott waited for me to agree. I nodded, even though I knew his words were bullshit. Scott only had one thing in mind, himself. He would fuck me over faster than I could apply the lube, but that was fine, because I would do the same to him.
The moment Scott left my office, Asim entered.
“Alpha has been contained in his isolation cell.”
“How is he?”
Asim punched in a few things on his tablet and then directed my attention to the flat screen on the wall behind my desk. A live feed of the specially built isolation cell came up. The room was small and buried deep beneath the earth. It was no bigger than the size of an average walk in closet. Reinforced steel walls surrounded him on all sides making the room sound proof and completely indestructible. I watched as Alpha paced the floor like a wild animal caught in a cage.
“He came around not long after we placed him inside. He’s been doing this ever since.”
“He’s agitated,” I stated after watching his movements for a few minutes. I could tell by the way he paced the small room. From the tension in his shoulders and arms, and the way his eyes stared at the door, he was definitely rattled.
“Do you think the girl is the key to getting him to breed?” Asim’s question drew me away from the image of Alpha on the screen.
“Where is the girl now?”
“In one of the breeding rooms. I thought you would want her ready for him when he calms down.”
I shook my head. “No! Place her in one of the single dorm rooms, and then send me everything you have on her. I want to talk to her as soon as she wakes up.”
Asim nodded his head before tapping away on his tablet. “I just sent you all her information, and I’ll request for more.” He stood to his feet. “What do you think is going on with him?”
I looked back at the screen. Alpha had his hands on his head with his head thrown back. He was yelling at the top of his lungs. I knew what was going on with Alpha, but I wasn’t ready to tell just yet. I needed to make sure first.
“I don’t know,” I replied to Asim’s question.
As always, Asim accepted my answer without question as he exited my office. I picked up my tablet and looked through the information Asim sent me. Morgan Amira Downs. I stared at the picture of the girl for a long time. It was a picture that was taken before she arrived to us. Long black hair parted down the middle with soft waves framed her full oval face and landed at her breasts. Her skin was a smooth chestnut brown. Her full lips turned up slightly at the ends in a half shy smile. A narrow nose that spread out at the tip and the saddest brown eyes I’d ever seen. She was obviously a pretty girl, but the longer I stared at the girl on my screen, the harder it became to look away from her. The intercom on my desk buzzed startling me to look away from the picture.
“Dr. Strong, Mr. Abidi wants me to let you know that the girl has been placed in room 221.”
I cleared my throat before I pressed the button to respond. “Thank you, Alice.” I released the intercom button, and my eyes found themselves back on the tablet. I swiped the screen in order to read the rest of her file. Morgan was proving to be a very interesting girl.