Page 35 of Stowaway to the Stars: A Duet
“What, the girls of your Tribe don’t want you?” It was Darcy’s turn to smirk at him.
“You will do this for me, human Mate of A-rec, or I will not help you.”
“You’re insane,” Darcy snapped back. “I can’t just GIVE YOU one of the women. The whole point of waking them is so they have a choice. Giving one to you completely defeats that purpose. Also… I CAN’T JUST GIVE YOU A WOMAN? This isn’t the 50s, dude. She has her own brain, her own thoughts, her own body. You can’t just demand she submit to you and be your Mate.” If she thought this guy was bad before…
“You will give me a human Mate out of the women you awaken, or I will not give you the information.” He said again, narrowing his eyes at her.
She had to be quick. She was running out of time. The guard would be back any minute.
Fuck it. She was going to hell anyway. What was another lie?
“Fine.” She said, pretending to be furious about it. “Tell me how to open the transporters and I’ll bring one to you… Wait. How do you know they won’t just take her away from you?”
I-ya was very serious when he answered. “When the first Mating is done, a Mate cannot be separated from their partner. It is the law. Why do you think you’re still here?”
What the actual fuck. No way. Let’s add RAPIST to the list of things wrong with this guy.
“Um, okay, whatever.” She couldn’t address that comment if she wanted to continue with her lie. It was taking everything inside her not to completely lose her shit on this guy. Fucking sexist pig. “Tell me how to open them.” She demanded once more.
“The red button on the side. Press and hold down until it turns green.”
Darcy blinked at him. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.” She could have figured that shit out on her own! “Are you fucking with me?”
I-ya ignored her outburst. He leaned close against the bars again. “When you free them, you bring one to me. IMMEDIATELY. The Mating Bond must be complete before the others are aware of what’s happened. Do you understand?”
Okay, so much for keeping up with that lie. “Fuck no, I’m not doing that. Are you crazy?”
She watched as his face twisted into a sneer. His eyes, once tough and frightening, faded into one of…almost fear. “You gave me your word!” He said urgently.
“Yeah, I was lying.” Darcy rolled her eyes at him. “Did you really think I would just GIVE YOU a woman like she was some toy or object?” She felt a smirk rising on her lips. “You’re even more insane than I thought.”
“You LIED to me!” He tugged against the metal bars that held him within his cell. “You have no honor!”
Darcy laughed out loud. “I have no honor? Look in the mirror, dude.” She turned and gave him a little wave over her shoulder. “See you later.”
She could still hear him yelling as she scurried away.
The guard had returned, and he was just as angry as before. He glanced at the door. The sound of I-ya’s screams could be heard from down the hall.
“What did you do?” The guard demanded, glaring down at her.
“I didn’t do anything! That guy is crazy.” She replied.
She didn’t stop to chat. She didn’t know how much time she had, but she wasn’t going to risk losing any more.
She was on a mission.
Chapter 9
Darcyforced herself to walk at a steady pace down the corridor. The guard was still watching her retreating figure. She could feel his eyes glaring at her, reflecting off the chrome walls like a haunted house of mirrors. All she wanted to do was dart down the hallway, take the turn to get to the closet that held the trapped women, but she forced herself to remain patient.
Fuck, she hadn’t even considered the possibility that there would be a guard on site. What was she going to do about THAT?
Wait a second…
She backpedaled in the direction of the dorm she shared with A-rec. She had a plan. Was it a good plan? Probably not. But it WAS a plan.
As usual, around this time on the ship, there was no one in the halls, and for that she was thankful. These alien guys were pretty anal about their sleeping schedule. Or, well, their schedule for anything, really. She didn’t think they did anything without logging it into their planners. Nerds.
