A Chosen Destiny (The Samantha Project Series #3) Read Online Free

we didn’t do anything that night.”
    “They still won’t believe us.”
    “They’ll be able to get past this now. They’ll forget about it. This is good news.”
    “It’s not going to change anything between Colin and me. He knows you and I were together. He knows we did things. And he can’t forgive that.”
    “Then he’s stupid. Because he’s going to lose the best thing that ever happened to him.”
    I smiled at him. “You’re just trying to make me feel better. But thanks.”
    We heard talking and looked up to find Dave and Jack walking toward us. I quickly let go of Erik’s hand.
    “Just heard the news,” Dave said. “So you two must be relieved.”
    I got up from my chair. “Yeah, just another GlobalLife lie. I should’ve known it wasn’t true.”
    Erik stood up next to me. “But why would they lie about that?”  
    “I don’t know, but the good news is that now they can do the procedure on both of you tomorrow,” Jack said. “We just came from our meeting. If Sam had been pregnant, she would’ve had to wait.”
    “With a pregnancy, there would have been too many unknowns regarding possible complications,” Dave explained. “There’s already enough risk involved with this procedure. More than I initially thought.”
    “What do you mean?” Erik asked. “I thought you said there wouldn’t be any problems since we already have these base codes in other sections of our DNA.”
    Jack nodded. “Yes, that’s true. Your body shouldn’t reject them. But there are other issues that came up in our meeting. We’re not sure what will happen once they fill in that DNA fragment with the missing base codes. Filling in that section of DNA could result in you both getting new abilities, or it could cause a glitch in your other abilities, or it could—” he stopped.
    “What Dad? It could what?”
    “Well, it could lead to the start of some type of destruction sequence. This is just a theory, so don’t panic. Given what they’ve done in the past, we’re thinking GlobalLife could have built another destruction code into the software in case someone else tried to stop the timer. If GlobalLife did the procedure, they would be able to prevent whatever might happen. But if we do it ourselves, there are some risks.”
    I felt hopeless. “So you’re saying we could die either way? That putting the base codes in us could kill us faster than the timer?”
    “It’s just a theory, Sam. There’s a very small chance of that happening. Very small.” Despite his attempt to reassure me, I could tell Dave was worried. “Jack and I are already working on ways to stop any possible reaction that might occur. But because there is that risk, you both need to decide if you still want to do this or if you want to wait to see if we can find another solution.”  
    “I’m doing it,” Erik decided. “I’m not waiting. I know for sure what will happen if the timer runs out. We’re only guessing what will happen when we put in these base codes. I’ll take the risk.”
    Dave looked at me. “Sam? What do you want to do?” I waited for him to offer some advice, but he wouldn’t. “You need to decide this for yourself, Sam.”  
    “All right. I’ll do it. I want the timer stopped. And I don’t think we’ll ever find another way to turn it off.”
    “Okay. Then we’ll tell them to go ahead and prep for tomorrow,” Jack said. “They want to see you both in an hour to go over everything and run some tests.”
    Jack and Dave left. Erik and I walked back to our rooms. “You should probably talk to Colin,” Erik said when we got to my door.
    “About the pregnancy? Yeah, I know.”
    “That, and the procedure. He should know what could happen tomorrow. The risks.”
    I shrugged. “Why would he care? He’d probably be glad if it killed me.”
    “Damn, that’s harsh, Sam. And you know it’s not true. Do you want me to tell him?”
    “No, don’t. He doesn’t need to know.”
    “Wouldn’t you