Rogue Alien's Escape by Kate Rudolph

Author:Kate Rudolph
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alien warriors, alien outlaw, outlaw, space alien romance, alien romance, alien human romance, alien abduction, alien prison
Publisher: Kate Rudolph
Published: 2019-02-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“WE’RE NOT GOING TO be able to avoid the guards,” Xandr warned. It was just after dawn and the curfew was barely lifted, but she and Xandr were out and ready to make their break for the city walls. Though wall was a bit of a misnomer. Ixilta was huge, spread out over hundreds of kilometers, and the idea of building a physical wall around it was ludicrous, especially as the city had a nasty habit of expanding. So the outlands fell under heavier guard and drones patrolled the border, ready to execute any citizen fleeing the city.

“You mean I’m going to need to talk to the guards,” Andie corrected. “If they talk to you, you’re dead.”

“Thank you for the reminder,” Xandr said drolly.

She’d barely slept the night before and it appeared that Xandr was in the same position. They’d both emerged from their beds with heavy eyes and sour moods. It only got worse as they approached the edges of the city. Laying down had given Andie time to think about what she was doing, and the more time she spent out of Xandr’s company, the more certain she grew that this was a terrible idea. Her life in the city was... okay. Not great, but not awful. There was no one waiting for her back on Earth, and most of her needs were seen to here. If she left, what would happen? More slavers could take her, and if they did, she wasn’t likely to end up on a place like Ixilta. She’d been as lucky as she could be the first time, and luck like that didn’t strike twice.

And maybe Xandr had been lying about his aversion to slavery. She had no reason to trust him. He could just be waiting for the right moment to sell her, or sell her out. If he needed leverage at the border, she might do.

If she’d woken up before him, Andie might have run away, might have tried to make it home and escape Xandr’s grasp. Every step away from the center of the city only added to her fear and she was certain she wasn’t going to make it out of this alive.

She didn’t know what had fouled Xandr’s mood and she wasn’t about to ask. They were close to the end of their journey together, and though Andie regretted starting on it in the first place, she was determined to see it through.

Andie had never been this far out before and it wasn’t what she’d expected. It was so... normal. The buildings weren’t as tall, and it was a little less crowded than the city center, but otherwise she spotted people going about their days, eyes carefully averted from the guards. The citizens out here still smiled, they still yelled at their children, and the kids laughed and joked just as much as they did where she lived. Everyone seemed to ignore the border that was just out of sight, the illusion of freedom that must have haunted their dreams.

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