Wired For His Betrayal

houghts growing foggier, like a signal fading to static. I wandered the city aimlessly, a shell

rs, the humid air thick with the smell of ch

en I s

eir bodies. Sophia was pressed against Mark' s chest, her back to him but

he purred, her voice carrying easily over

. He pulled her even closer

on her. "She was just a soulless AI to m

d her, a deep, passionate kis

ou were just to find a way

egrading systems. I tried to turn and leave, but an invisible security barrier

coming, each on

h her was just for show. In bed, she was like a robo

ll behind her, his body pressed against hers. She mouthe

ou really think you could c

years. Three years of shared moments, of whispered secrets, of what I t

gathered my strength to leave, to escape this night

ghtly. "Even if it's just a shell now, my tech guru says i

e, primal panic. The shell. The empty ch

my dwindling energy to rush forward, my ha

r she didn't have before, blasted from her hand and threw me backward. I slam

, her face lighting up

s amazing! My perform

fined emotional data and neural patterns. Sophia' s boosted performance was my own

und. He quickly straightened his swim trunks and ran a hand

is a private facility! How dare

blood, the red a stark co

y voice raspy. "Didn't you say you'

hint of guilt, but it vanish

aid dismissively. "It's better to give it to Sophia t

ring at him, forcing th

Sync. Give. It.

was the last piece of my identity. I wouldn't leav

ess, Mark' s face c

ync to Sophia! There's no taking it back! If you keep causing

at if he met my creator, he would see me as a real person, not just an AI.

me along, keeping that hope alive just long e

inted. But hearing these words now, that last shred of hope, that t

im anymore. I just w