ONLY THE CLONELY (SUNRISE CANTINA #1) BY RUBY DIXON – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ruby Dixon
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal / Sci-Fi
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RUTHIE
THE WORST THING about the drugs the aliens give me is when they
wear off.
Not only do they leave me with a terrible headache, but I’m also
completely aware of the situation I’m in. That I’ve somehow been
kidnapped by aliens and I’m being dragged, filthy and tired, through a space
port behind some nasty-looking bug guy and his goons.
I’d much rather remain in the foggy haze brought on by the drugs. They
make me placid and obedient, but they also make everything seem like it’s
just a dream. Like all of this weird, terrifying madness is happening to
someone else.
They’re starting to wear off right now, much to my chagrin. I love those
drugs. Right now, everything around me is still hazy like I’m in a dream, but
the headache is coming on. Once the fog in my vision clears, I’ll have a
throbbing migraine and a desperate yearning to go under once more. No one
seems inclined to give me another dose, though. They just lead/drag me
through the docking bay at the space station. Normally I’d probably try to
examine this to make note of my surroundings, but the drug haze makes me
not care very much at all.
Without the drugs, I’d probably be hysterical.
The bug guy, Bist, stops in front of a ramp and signals for his guards to
do the same. They jerk on my chains, tugging me to a halt, and I stumble
forward, nearly crashing into the floating chaise that the bug guy sits atop.
Bist turns to look at me and signals with one of his many arms.
A guard grabs my face and tilts it up to Bist so he can look at me. He
studies me carefully, then shudders. “Revolting thing.”
Me? Revolting? He’s the one that looks like an overgrown pillbug.
But I’m released and allowed to step back a little as we wait. And wait.
Eventually another party meets us on the docks, and I’m dragged forward
again, this time so some blue alien can stare at my face. Unlike Bist, he
doesn’t say I’m gross-looking. His expression is unsettled, his eyes wide.
He’s accompanied by guards with red skin—another type of alien, I assume
—and I huddle down and try to make myself seem small and unassuming
while Bist and the blue alien argue in low, hushed voices.
My head throbs.
Wincing, I close my eyes, trying to fight off the worst of the pain, when
I’m suddenly jerked forward by the cuffs on my wrists. I yelp, and then, to
my surprise, I’m freed.
“Take her, Kazex,” the blue alien says, running a hand through his short
hair. “Don’t let her run. We’re going back to the ship right away. Ruth has to
know.”
“Of course, Lord Straik.”
A surprisingly gentle arm goes around my waist, and then I’m being
supported against a larger body that smells pleasant and doesn’t treat me
like I’m a sack of grain to be thrown around. He guides my arm over his
shoulders and holds me close. “I’ve got you,” he says in a comforting voice.
“You’re safe.”
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