In a future where the United States is slowly rebuilding itself, Omega Travis Danten is a big city cop sent to a seemingly desolate city on the edge of the Waste. This desert is full of undesirables, and it’s only a matter of time before they wreak havoc. But, Omegas are always assigned Alphas, and his new partner’s job is to protect him.<br><br>But SdAI Alpha Virgil is not at all amused with the partner who chose him. Travis is willful and naive to the dangers a homicide detective faces here, and it makes Virgil’s job that much harder. And Travis, of course, is human and develops feelings, feelings that go beyond the rules about Omega/Alpha partnerships.<br><br>Travis and Virgil have to find common ground, find a killer, and find space for each other in their own hearts, even if one is artificial.

Artificial Heart

“Virgil?” Verdant eyes were glossed with tears and Virgil inched closer, then crouched down to make communication easier. “Could you get a nurse? I think Mr. Mitchell needs a sedative.”


Reluctantly, he moved to the doorway. He could not make himself go farther when Travis was at the mercy of another alpha. Once he caught the attention of the first nurse he saw, Virgil relayed the request.


“He wrote Mayor Boone’s speeches.”


Hayden was back on the hospital bed, ragged and raw. He had nearly taken the nurse’s head off when she injected him with the sedative, but whatever kind was used, he settled down almost immediately. Virgil was still a bit intoxicated by the omega scent that flowed freely throughout the room, but he was once again alert. Hayden would not catch him off guard a second time.


Chapter 16