BirthDate (La Patron, the Alpha's Alpha) by Sydney Addae Page A

are.”
“Okay.”
    “Continue ,” Jasmine said.
    Asia thought hard over what she was about to say, it sounded weird, and given her career or body chemistry that was saying a lot. “I died which cancelled everything, including the last link they had to me.”
“Oh my God, thank you, thank you. Not that you had to die, but in this case dying worked in your favor. I’m just happy you’re free from those bitches.”
Asia laughed. It hurt. Her mouth could only move a few inches, but the genuine joy in Jasmine’s voice over her good fortune made the discomfort worth it.
    “Yes. I am. They are digging me out to prove I am dead, from what I gather that is not the norm. I am supposed to be dead.” She paused. “But I’m not.” Maybe it was more than her vow to Jasmine. Had they done more experiments on her during that last surgery? She had no idea.
“Hmmm… sounds like they knew there was a chance this might happen, that’s why they want your body. Silas said you’re the prototype for a lot of their inventions.”
    “Yes. They will never stop looking for me until they have my body .” A life on the run, looking over her shoulder loomed big on the horizon.
    “I don’t mean to sound spooky, but you’ve been buried underground for five hours with no water or air. You should be dead or close to it. Not alert and rethinking your life. Whatever they did to you is cutting edge and worth billions. It’s no wonder they want your body so they can replicate or even jump start you again .”
Stunned, Asia realized Jasmine was right. Remembering the excruciating pain earlier, she shuddered. Had her body regenerated on its own after she entered the darkness? Was that even possible? Had she actually died, died? Or did her body go into some kind of mechanical stasis?
    “You are probably right. Although, I have no real idea what happened, it is a mystery to me and something I never want to repeat. Good news is they cannot locate me like before. All ties to their money maker has been broken by a flaw in their design. I can move freely, see, hear and think without them in my mind. It was a glorious death, Mistress, ” she said with feeling.
Jasmine laughed.
    Asia stiffened as she heard sounds of footsteps. “ Someone is here.”
    “Okay, ” Jasmine said.
“Who are you?” the male voice asked. His voice sounded further away this time.
“Are you new?” the female voice asked.
“I’m the one who’s going to stop you from digging.” Asia closed her eyes at the certainty in Tyrese’s voice. He had never been diplomatic and in this instance she was glad.
    “Tyrese is here .”
    “Good, I’ll let him know you are still buried so he’ll hurry up .”
Lying still, Asia wished she could see what was happening. There was a slight tingling in her forehead. Seconds later her vision darkened and then she saw outlines of three people, not clearly. But the shape standing alone was obviously Tyrese. She hoped he remembered her warning about the primp, although the tight quarters made firing the weapon unlikely.
“Really? Stop us from digging, why?” the male asked, stepping to the side while the female moved a few steps in the other direction. If Tyrese hadn’t spent hours tag team fighting with his twin she might be worried he didn’t recognize the common maneuver. They planned to jump him.
The images sharpened a bit. She could not make out features, but the body outlines had more depth now kind of like night vision goggles. Excited by this new development she wondered what other changes occurred when her body re-booted. Her hearing was sharper. She moved slightly to the right. Debris fell as her movement unsettled the mound on top of her. She had just alerted her enemies that she was alive.
She sighed at her stupidity when she noticed all three heads turn in her direction. Chances are she could free herself now but she didn’t want anyone to see her new form whatever that was. She was counting on Tyrese winning this fight