Princess of AMBER

*Bonus chapter 9*

His metal jaw scraped against my cheek, as his hands were still 'examining' me. I could not allow him to go any farther. 

"S....stop it, Cole. Do you understand, what are you doing? You are breaking every law, you used to follow. Is your police uniform just for show nowdays?"

He stopped, but did not release me yet. I hoped, he will consider my words and they will have some effect on him.

"And that is....?" his voice came over my head, as my form just reached up to his chin.

"Have you lost your memory? It is illegal to engage in sexual contact with underaged person." I spit out totally annoyed of him playing dumb. "I am barely 16, I am not an adult. You can't do these things to me!"

"Uhmm ....rules. Do they matter now, when the old government is gone? We make the new rules. But...... if you wish so, I can wait. I will be patient."

          Cole let go of me before taking hold of my face in his both bloody hands. His gaze piercing my eyes, with nothingness in them, while mine were still teary. Then he left me and headed for a door. Before he closed them, I hear him say, most likely to himself: "Will I ever get used to them? So annoying.....".

         I collapsed on the floor, after my legs gave out and let out everything, that was inside of me, by crying. I thought he will do that stuff, feeling him so over me. I haven't had any sexual experience before, so this was very scary to me. Having such intimacy with a murderer, a robot was even more nerve wracking, than it should be. 

        If my school life wouldn't be so messed up, I would have boyfriend by now, but after the incident, nobody dared to approach me, fearing my dad. I can't accept these things coming straight away. I need time to get to know the person and develop feelings. 

      I do not have any towards Cole, just hatred and......fear - it is still there. I still can't wrap my mind around the fact, that a robot can feel. ....and feel such things.... so complex....attracted to a human? Mostly it happens other way around. I have heard of people buying androids for companionship only, but not robots taking humans for their own pleasure. My mind is still battling against this idea of robot emotions.

       I have to keep Cole away from me, but how? I need him to let me go. The only other source of help for now is just Sharlene. I will ask her. I doubt she is OK with all this nonsense around robots.

       I walk in to a bathroom and look in a mirror. A shudder of disgust runs through my skin. Cole's bloody fingers have touched my face and now it is painted in streaks of red dry blood. Human blood..... A fresh wave of tears comes, thinking of life's he have taken or whatever he have done to draw blood. I notice some of it on my dark blond hair too. Without any more of waiting, I jump in a shower to wash all of this mess off of me, before locking a door. I do not want Cole to march in and see me naked. Don't know what kind of reaction I might get.

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       Sharlene have come with food and I can't wait to ask her everything that bothers my mind. She might know more than me. 

She is always so sad. Is she under a care of some crazy robot too?

"Sharlene? Can I ask you something?"

She takes her eyes up from the plate, she was placing for me, like startled from her own world.
"Sure. What do you want to know?" 

"Why are you so sad? Are the robots hurting you?"

"Robots? No." she smiles, like my question was really silly. "I miss my friend. She is gone and nobody knows where. I am just very worried. She have been through a lot for couple of passing months. I can't help, but worry, until she is taken back to Amber, to a safety."

"Isn't here some problem with robots? How is it going to be safe here for her? What is going on outside?"

            A heavy sigh left her body. "Indeed. Amber is under a control of infected robots and no human is fully safe here. And a problem is in that, as long as my friend is gone, we need to endure this hell. Kyra's android is taking his frustration out on everybody he sees. No one is safe, especially in his presence. I hope, when he finds her, he will stop his ill temper towards human kind.....I hope."

"Is....is your friend Kyra.... Elkwood? Is it true, that she made this infection?" I could not believe what Sharlene said.

"She is....my friend, but Kyra has nothing to do with infection. The only fault of her is hiding her infected android from authorities. Now Bryce have taken power and controls all the robots and city and human lifes."

"He is a boss, this Bryce? Does he controls Cole too? Can I see him then?"

Sharlene shook her head: "No. You can't see him. I will not allow you."

"Why?" I was desperate.

"He will kill you. Bryce is very short tempered right now, when Kyra is gone. He will take all his rage out on you. I will not allow you to give your life for such a stupid reason as your freedom. At the moment the safest place for you is here and under a watch of Cole."

"But...maybe he can order Cole to let me go. Please.... I have to talk to him."

"He will not. Yes, Cole is under his command, but he is also Bryce's friend. He most likely be in favor of his kind, than you. Sorry, Alison, but I can't help you."

Sharlene petted my shoulder apologetically and proceeded to leave my room. 

"Please! I can't stay here. I don't want to. Cole is a .....maniac. I am afraid. ...... I am so scared....." I cried to her disappearing form.

She gave a last sad look and closed a door leaving me all alone again.

I need to find a way out of here. I need to talk to Bryce. If Sharlene is not willing to take me to see him, then I will ask Cole himself. I have no other choice right now.