Amber Vial (Mixologists and Pirates Book 1) by Frost Kay

Author:Frost Kay [Kay, Frost]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732442061
Publisher: Renegade Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

5

Needles, Needles, and Oh, More Needles

“I’m dying,” she moaned, ignoring the puke on her face and in her hair. “Never again.” She was shifted and then found herself lying on the floor. “I swear it.” Allie pressed her cheek against the smooth, cool metal. She breathed through her mouth, trying to avoid the smell.

“Disgusting.”

She cracked one eye open as something splatted against the floor. A white coat.

“That was my favorite coat.”

“I warned you,” she whispered, closing her eyes to savor the cool metal against her cheek.

The creak of leather reached her ears at the same time a cool hand rested on her sweaty forehead. “You’re burning up. Are you sick?”

She scoffed pathetically, pressing further into his touch. “What do you think?”

“You shouldn’t be sick. Did you receive all your vaccinations?”

Allie huffed out a laugh. He sounded like her mama. “Yes.”

“Then what’s wrong?” he asked.

A whimper escaped her when he removed his hand. “Stupid moonshine.” She was never drinking any again. Fear of flying was better than this rubbish.

“What?” he leaned closer.

“Moonshine. Whiskey.”

“I know what it is. What does it have to do anything with this?”

“I had some,” she whispered.

Silence. “How much?”

“Half a vial.”

A laugh. “That’s not much.”

“It was my first time.”

A black oath. “Seriously, Allie?”

“What?” she grouched. “Getting on airships is scary.” She blinked, trying to clear her vision enough to get a good look at the alien crouching next to her. “Don’t judge me, pirate.”

“Pirate? That’s what you think I am?” He arched a brow.

“Well, you hijacked my ship and are stealing me,” she said. Her stomach rolled again. “It’s coming again.”

“I’m going to give you something to help with the nausea and help you sleep.”

Allie weakly slapped a hand at him, completely missing. “No, you will not drug me. I’ll not allow it.”

“You’ve got no choice,” he growled.

Her eyes almost fell out of her head at the size of needle he was wielding. “No.”

He met her eyes and stabbed the needle into her arm. She cried out, tears welling in her eyes. “That hurt, you bastard.”

“It couldn’t be helped. Now lie still.”

Like she was going anywhere.

A sigh of relief escaped her when the nausea disappeared almost instantly. “Wow,” she breathed. “That’s amazing. What’s in that? My family would be interested in knowing.”

He stared at her, his expression bewildered. “You’re odd.”

Allie frowned. “Well, you’re an ass. We can’t control how we were born.”

His green eyes narrowed. “Mouthy too.”

That made her grin. “You can thank my mama for that.”

“I’ll make a note of that.”

The blue-haired Av came storming around the corner carrying Jer and skidded a stop. “What happened here?” His nose wrinkled in disgust.

“She puked.”

“Obviously, but why?”

“Moonshine.”

Understanding dawned on Asa’s face. He hitched a thumb at Jer. “This one smells of it too.” He shook his head. “Enough. Our time is almost up. I’ve tagged as many as I can. Hopefully it will be enough.”

Allie flopped her head to the side to glare up at Asa. “You’re tagging up? Like cattle?”

“Your government is sending you to us like that. I think it’s fitting.

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