The World of Beasts: She's Got Their Hearts novel Chapter 59

Gideon still crouched down to examine Clarice despite his playful words.

Just then, Clarice's eyes snapped open, and a deep male voice that wasn't hers suddenly came from her lips.

"Analise Chamber, is it? I'll remember you."

"Oh my, still capable of speech?" Gideon responded.

He leaned back slightly and took out a thin, sharp knife from nowhere. Then, he sliced into Clarice's chest. As the blade cut through her skin, blood gushed out.

"What is this? Looks like a heart substitute," Gideon murmured.

He stared at the irregular silver object at the opening of the wound.

"Analise, go take a look. I need your vision. I'm sensing something familiar."

Analise had been watching from a distance when Echo suddenly spoke. With no other choice, she stepped forward, crouching beside Gideon to examine Clarice's wounded chest.

"Ophir."

Echo's voice was faint.

Analise frowned and asked in her mind, "What is Ophir?"

Yet, Echo didn't respond.

Analise felt her connection with Echo growing distant—not weaker, but farther away. It felt as if the system had temporarily left her, and she still hadn't figured out what exactly this "Ophir" was.

"Why don't you close up the wound first?"

Analise felt queasy watching the steady trickle of blood. "She might not die, but letting her bleed out like this doesn't seem right."

Gideon had been fixated on the object in Clarice's chest. It was only when Analise spoke that he finally turned to glance at her.

"I only brought a knife…"

Analise was speechless.

"Alright, I need to take this robot—no, Ms. Riley—back to Shadowhawk Alliance to examine her further."

Gideon stood up and offered a hand to help Analise up.