Chapter Twenty-Five The rest of the journey wasn’t a pleasant experience. Sharing a small ship with two creepy-eyed aliens who’d kidn*pped me for money and who were armed with stunners had me stressed and anxious. Five days is a long time to be on edge and constantly on your guard. I’d hardly slept. If they’d made any ungentlemanly advances, I would’ve defended myself without hesitation, despite my agreement to give their boss what he wanted so I could go home, and my reluctance to hurt anyone. There was a line and I would not let them cross it. After a surprisingly smooth landing, we were met by two men in black uniforms wearing stunners and laser pistols on their belts and I was taken to see the ‘boss.’ Their orange eyes confirmed they were the same race as my kidnappers. We arrived

