The Star Princess (Beyond Fairytales) by Jessica E. Subject

Author:Jessica E. Subject [Subject, Jessica E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Beyond Fairytales Adaptation of The Brothers' Grimm Tale of the The Star Money
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 2014-11-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Look, Grover! She’s waking up. Go get Alexandra.”

“Wait, how’s she look?”

“Green. How am I supposed to know. I’ve never seen her any other way.”

Ro’sa cringed with the crackle of static that followed the unfamiliar voice. Bright light pierced through her eyelids. She reached up to cover her face, but a bond around her wrist prevented her from getting her arm above her shoulders. Same thing on the other side. Panic clutched her gut, but freaking out would simply make her captors use other forces. She couldn’t afford their attention until she’d located her escape route.

Had the Mindues captured the ship as it headed to Earth? Or had she arrived at her destination, only to be taken prisoner? Peeking through one eye, she surveyed her surroundings. From the primitive clothes covering her body to the absence of modern medical equipment, she guessed Earth. The Mindues were barbaric, but they had technology far more advanced than even her home planet. They’d have her in a seamless chamber without any steel trays or stands she could possibly use as a weapon.

Regardless of who imprisoned her, she refused to stay. No one had any right to confine her.

Curling her thumb into her palm, Ro’sa tried to make her hand as narrow as possible. If she could slip out of her bonds, she’d be gone before Alexandra, whoever she was, arrived.

With precise movements, she wriggled one hand out. Removing the second was even easier. Almost too easy. Whoever had restrained her needed pointers on how to tie someone up properly, but she wasn’t about to teach them.

Ro’sa sat up and eased the strange plug out of her nose. Clenching the edge of her bed, she waited for her head to stop spinning. Who knew how long she’d been out? She didn’t remember anything after escaping Minjet and had the cramped muscles to prove it.

A sudden pain squeezed her soul. She’d left her home planet under attack, unable to protect it or bury her parents. Why hadn’t she fought harder?

Willing her legs to cooperate, she slid off the makeshift cot. Able to stand, Ro’sa took a cautious step, her arms out like a baby learning to walk. One foot forward then two. All her parts worked fine, including her bladder, though she didn’t have time to worry about that. Steadier on her feet, she staggered to the door. When she twisted the handle, she didn’t expect it to be unlocked, yet the door swung toward her, granting her access to explore the unfamiliar world she’d landed on.

Ro’sa yearned to run as far and as fast as possible, but she paused, confused by her easy escape. Had her captors left the door unlocked to grant all their people access to her? Or was she not their prisoner at all?

“There you are!”

Ro’sa’s heart leaped into her throat. She cringed, scared to turn around and face the woman. Probably Alexandra, but who was she, and what did she want with her?

“How are you feeling, Ro’sa?” Her tone dropped, filled with concern.

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