Provoking Odium
by Cynthia Sax
While accompanying his leader on a mission, Odium, an E Model cyborg, hears a distress call over the communication lines. The voice on that message makes his circuits surge and all his systems light up. He has to respond to the mysterious female, would face his cruel manufacturers, risking his lifespan and the lifespans of everyone on board the ship, to protect her.