Chapter 173
Feral Sentinels Obey Only Her
Chapter 174 Carry Me for a Walk
It was like talking to a brick wall.
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Seated in her wheelchair, Lyra tilted her head up to look at the tall, powerfully built man standing before her.
“Come closer. I still haven’t gotten a good look at your face p>
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Zev froze for a split second at this unexpected request. Even so, he slowly stepped forward, half crouched, and lifted his mask away from his face.
He rarely ventured out into direct sunlight, leaving his skin unnervingly pale. Beneath sharp arched brows lay a pair of slender eyes–deep, dark, and utterly still, as if holding stagnant water with no trace of emotion.
Beneath a ridge of a nose, pale rose lips were pressed into a thin, firm line.
Lyra stared into those unnervingly calm eyes for a long moment.
No wonder he carried such frigid energy, like a machine stripped of all feeling.
If there was no light behind his gaze, how could he possibly feel normal human emotion?
She stretched out her hand.
“I’m tired of sitting. Carry me for a walk p>
Lyra fixed her gaze steadily on him after sending the request.
Even faced with such an odd demand, no flicker of surprise or resistance crossed his features.
He simply turned without a word and lifted Lyra onto his back.
Lyra herself was caught off guard.
If she could not feel the warmth seeping through his uniform fabric, she would have sworn a mechanical core lay hidden beneath his skin.
The instant their bodies made contact, Zev stiffened as if his systems had jammed.
A heartbeat later, he rose to his feet, acting as if nothing had happened.
The weight resting against his back was soft and light, carrying a faint, gentle scent.
That delicate warmth felt foreign to him.
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It struck him that one careless, forceful movement might break this fragile girl into pieces.
Yet beneath that soft, supple skin lay an unshakable will and quiet courage.
After all, no Guide could undergo two rank tests back–to–back.
Most crumbled into tears after the first test, just as she had during their initial meeting.
Zev supported her legs with one forearm. A faint, tingling numbness spread through his body, and he clenched his fists tight.
“Where should we go?” he asked.
Lyra typed her reply on her Star Brain.
“Walk floor by floor. I want to greet everyone. Surely this can’t be considered dangerous. ”
Zev silently began walking toward the cell doors housing the Sentinels.
The men understood Lyra was trying to wear Zev down, yet none of them felt any real joy. Their hearts felt strangely uncomfortable instead.
As they passed each room, Lyra gestured for Zev to bend low so she could speak with the confined Sentinels up close.
Zev obeyed without a single complaint.
He held steady through the first floor.
By the second floor, his pace had visibly slowed, and subtle tremors ran through his frame.
Lyra watched every movement and urged him to move faster.
Zev gritted his teeth and forced himself onward.
Sweat rolled down his cheeks in steady drops.
Halfway across the second floor, his steps grew unsteady, and his vision began to swim and spin.
Lyra glanced toward the three Core Prime Sentinels below.
She typed a sharp message.
“I told
you
I hate crowds staring at me. Turn around. Isn’t having your captain watch over me close at hand enough p>
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The three Sentinels hesitated, throwing confused glances toward Zev, who was clearly struggling.
When they heard no countermand from their leader, they shifted their eyes away.
They did not fully comply with her demand, yet Lyra chose not to press the matter further.
She kept pushing Zev to quicken his pace.
When they finally reached the third floor, Zev was drenched in sweat, his arms barely strong enough to hold her weight.
Lyra spotted Hadrien following behind and signaled for him to unlock one of the cell doors. quickly.
At the sound of turning keys, Zev lifted his gaze–only for a hand to slide over his eyes, blocking his sight.
The synthesized voice of her Star Brain hummed beside his ear.
“What’s taking so long? Are you even capable of this? Keep walking.
“Come on, you’re supposed to be a captain. Don’t they train your stamina?
“You’re worn out already after carrying me for such a short time?
“How am I meant to trust you with my safety if you tire this easily p>
One taunt followed another. Combined with the sharp throbbing spreading deep inside his mind, Zev’s consciousness began to blur.
Inside the cell chamber, Zev collapsed heavily to the floor. Sweat coated his entire face, his lips parted as he gasped for rapid, ragged breaths.
Lyra rested one leg lightly on his thigh, holding the obedient crow securely in her arms.
She watched Zev’s pained expression and pressed her lips together. A flicker of pity stirred inside her, yet she refused to stop.
He had pushed her far too hard.
Besides, compared to the death awaiting Felix and the others once she departed, what was a little temporary discomfort for him?
For all his suffering appearance, she was practically doing him a favor.
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Wasn’t this their usual method? Bitter medicine often brings healing.
Hadrien stepped to her side and lowered his voice in warning.
“The men downstairs will figure out something is wrong soon p>
Lyra shook her head dismissively.
Let them find out.
Let them witness whether being around feral Sentinels truly poses deadly danger.
And besides, Zev was the one who carried her into this cell.
The blame fell squarely on him.
“Next time, it will not be so simple,” Hadrien warned.
Lyra pouted.
They had admitted it themselves.
Any request that carried no clear risk would be honored.
She would find endless excuses to force him to stay near her.
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The memory of all the arbitrary rules Zev had thrown at her moments earlier sparked fresh
anger.
She drove her foot down firmly against his leg.
Zev’s body convulsed violently.
“Captain p>
After not hearing anything for a long while, and seeing that none of them had come down, the three Sentinels gradually sensed something was wrong.
One called out–and instantly received a reply.
“Over here p>
The Sentinel twisted around and saw Rhys grinning back at them.
He glanced upward and spotted an open cell door on the third floor. It required no guesswork to know where Lyra and the others had
gone.
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The three men sprinted toward the stairs at once.
“Looks like someone’s slacking on duty,” Draven drawled.
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“I plan to file formal complaints with the Oversight Council every single day,” Lucian said.
As shouts echoed through the corridor, Hadrien lifted Lyra onto his own back, ready to move.
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