TAMSIN
This was the first time in my life, that I wished someone would just knock me out. The space pirates made no bones about telling me that they hated me. Their hate I could deal with but not r**e. I preferred death to r**e. The thought of someone taking my choice from me was unfathomable. My hands were bound with heavy metal chains behind my back and my feet were shackled to metal bars. These aliens had gagged me like a stray dog.
I need to find a way out of here. If my life is tied to Iarred’s, I must do all that I can to stay alive.
Wiggling my fingers, I assessed the bonds. No, breaking the metal wasn’t going to be an option. The king wanted my blood. Most of the aliens liked to torture their enemies so my death wouldn’t be quick. My stomach dropped as we descended on the planet
