Fenix: A ScifFi Alien Warrior Romance (Stolen Warriors Book 3) by Ella Maven

Author:Ella Maven [Maven, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

Jennie

Fenix had told me to stay put, but I hadn’t obeyed. I’d crept out of the room and hid behind a wall as I listened to everything Hirtz had said. Panic gripped my tightly as I realized that up until now, my treatment could have been a lot worse. If Hirtz had anything to say about it… I wouldn’t make it off this ship without a whole lot of scars and maybe a missing hand.

Fenix stood rigid, but when the first laser fire hit his leg, I was suddenly very glad for my lost voice. My scream had been silent. I took a step forward, intending to throw myself in front of him—Hirtz still needed me, right? Maybe I could protect Fenix. I had to do something, and I’d taken one step away from the wall when Fenix’s pain-filled voice called out in a last gasp, “Jennie, run!”

I didn’t want to. I couldn’t bear to leave him, but when Hirtz fired his laser gun a third time, I let out a choked sob and turned away. This time, I obeyed. I took off down the hallway, away from the room Fenix and I had shared, with tears streaming down my face. When Hirtz ordered, “Get the female,” I was already turning the corner into the kitchen.

I’d spent a lot of time in there staring at the walls, the ceiling, picking at weak corners in the panels. Above the hearth, there was a steam vent. The opening was narrow—no way a Rogastix could do more than poke his head inside. But I wasn’t a Rogastix. I was a petite human who needed to hide. I grabbed a small bag of jerky and dried fruits as well as a tin of qua and shoved it down the front of my shirt to free my hands.

As footsteps pounded throughout the cargo ship, I pulled myself up onto the thin spit holding the kettle over the heating element. Tugging aside the panel, I hauled myself up and into the vent. My arms aching, my vision blurry with tears, I shoved myself into the small space and shoved the panel back into place. Seconds later, a shout sounded from inside the kitchen. I waited there, completely silent, barely daring to breathe.

I couldn’t see much in the dark, but eventually my eyes adjusted enough to see through the slits of the vent.

Hirtz was in the kitchen shoving tables and pots aside as he bellowed for me. “Come out, girl!” In the dining area beyond, chairs were flying as the crew tore the room apart. “You’re just wasting our time. For every rotation you stay missing, I’ll take off a finger.” Cursing under his breath, he stormed out of the kitchen. I heard him direct the crew to search the entire ship.

I shuddered and hugged myself tightly. What was I doing? Was there any point in delaying the inevitable? But Fenix had told me to run… Oh Fenix. My heart ached, pounding in my chest as images of his kind smile flitted in front of my eyes.

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