Deprecated

by Michael Karr

  Then straightening, she took an abrupt step backward. “Have you thought of any other details that might aid our investigation?” she said, her voice back to its normal level and businesslike tone.

  Rylee shook her head. She’d told the woman everything she knew, everything she could remember.

  “Very well,” Chief O’Connor replied. Then she turned around and strode toward the door. Just as she reached it, she paused and cocked her head to one side. “It might be hard, but you should consider yourself fortunate to be locked up. You are much safer in here than free on the streets.” Then she unlocked the door—apparently with her PNU—and left Rylee alone with her thoughts.

  Her grandfather and Preston were safe—for now. That was what she wanted. She could only hope that whoever replaced the CA would do away with Deprecation. If the new leader didn’t—and if she ever got free—she would fight to make it so. She would never stop fighting.

  About the Author

  Michael Karr has been breathing since the day he was born. You might say he has a lifetime’s worth of experience breathing. He also claims proficiency at blinking, sneezing, seeing, and heartbeating—and making up words. He also fancies himself a semi-proficient writer. By day he writes code to control drones, by night he writes books to control peoples’ minds into reading more of his books. Like most authors—who try to pretend that they don’t—Michael writes his own biographies. And in third-person, no less. He enjoys eating barbeque brisket and fish tacos from a tiny stand on the pier in Victoria, B.C. Until recently, he lived in Seattle, WA, where it really does rain nine months out of the year. Now he lives in Texas, where it rains only nine days out of the year. He’s married and has five children. No, that’s not a typo. Five.

  Author’s Note

  Okay, now I’m going to switch to first-person, because that’s more personal, right? In all seriousness, thank you for reading. If you’ve stuck with it to this point, then I must have done something right. It means a great deal to me. Even though this is not my first book, it’s still a surreal feeling for me to have people I’ve never met reading my books. And by finishing this book you have become one of my favorite people on the planet. It goes without saying that an author cannot be successful without his readers. So, thank you again for reading. But an author also cannot be successful without those amazing readers—you—writing reviews of their books. If you enjoyed this book, I’d love to see you brief, honest feedback on Amazon.com. In the US, you can visit this link to write a review.

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