GOTS - REWORK (ePub) AUGUST

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Guardians of the Seal
“You used yourself as a test subject, Tara?”
“Yes, I had a brain wave and couldn't find a test subject quickly
enough.”
“Why didn't you run it by me first?”
“Lamela, are we going to argue about this and lose sight of the
magnitude of my discovery? Come on! I'm going to start experiments for
phase two of the plan. Now that we don't need men, we can as well do
away with them. Isn't that what we want?”
“Of course,” Lamela replied edgily. “It is. Pardon me… I'll be with you
shortly.” Then she hung up.
Lamela's response worried Tara a little, but she ignored it.
When Lamela finally joined her in the lab with a group of people, Tara
thought she was finally going to meet the elusive partners Lamela always
referred to with whom she owned The Place. From the periphery of her
vision, she observed that all her attendants were leaving the lab. She also
noticed when she turned around that three of the six people that Lamela
had brought in were men. That didn't make any sense.
“What are these men doing here?” she protested vehemently.
“Shut up!” Lamela replied roughly.
Before Tara could wonder what was going on, the men had
surrounded her and held her down.
“You are naïve, dear Tara,” Lamela said. “You have bought yourself a
lease of life by using yourself as the test subject though.”
The other women began to chant, a rasping, reptilian sound. Suddenly,
a chilling breeze swept across the room. As the chants reached a
crescendo, Lamela morphed into the most hideous creature Tara had
ever seen.
“Know that I will be watching you closely, Tara,” Lamela warned
sinisterly. “You are precious because of the child you carry but if you give
me a reason to, I will kill you myself.” She paused for a moment to revel in
Tara's fright. Then she ordered, “Take her away!”
And so, Tara's nightmare began.