Ad Astra Per Aspera

Chapter 4

"Momento mori"

Astralea's POV

Despite the fact that I was kidnapped, drugged and tortured, I slept well. I'm not sure that's a good thing.

At 7am someone entered my room waking me up, that startled me, I don't have any weapons with me. So I threw the first thing I saw at the intruder.

"Holy shit did you just throw a fucking lamp at me?" I recognized that voice, Rue.

"Sorry." At least she ducked.

Her eyes are so wide as if it never occured to her that entering the room without knocking would result in that reaction.

"Thank God they didn't give you a knife." She said getting up from the floor clearly in pain. "Breakfast is ready and they want you there."

"I guess 'they' are Arcane and Blaze?"

"Yep."

"Do they often have breakfast with their prisoners?"

"No, never actually. But they also never let their prisoners sleep in a room and not a cell and not in the guest house. You are special. Are you sure you are a prisoner? The math isn't mathing."

"You remind me of my sister." Mira loves saying that stupid phrase, "And if I wasn't a prisoner, I would have had a knife. Wait, there is a guest house?" Didn't she mention that yesterday too.

I'm slacking.

"Well that's what I call it. It's a separate building, that's where all of us are staying."

Then why am I here? Are they worried that I will kill their assassins in the middle of the night? Or that I will run again. And how many of them are there.

"Anyways, here are some clothes for you, get dressed and meet them downstairs. You never told me your name by the way." Well this answers the question whether or not they told Rue who I am.

I'm not sure what I want to say.

Hi, I'm Astralea, daughter of the most powerful American gangster who is currently at war with Bratva, and I was raised as a princess and all, but I actually know how to fight.

Or, I can hit her with, I am Luna, the deadliest assassin, kill list of like 200 people, plus or minus a hundred, who was captured by the Vipers and has a lot of enemies

Yeah, I don't like either or.

"Trust me, you better off not knowing, yet. My name might bring trouble as soon as it's spoken." is all I say and she leaves the room understanding that I won't tell her.

She did bring me a bag with clothes that are surprisingly my size. I put on a pair of black cargo joggers, that are actually very stretchy, thank God, and a black long sleeve crop top, I would prefer a bodysuit though, is there a request list I can write that on. I look like I'm about to start a war. No shoes though, do they think i'm going to run or do they just not like shoes.

I went downstairs and she wasn't kidding, the breakfast was ready and they were waiting for me. Sitting at the table, staring me down.

The table can easily fit 10 people, and probably feed at least five. There are pancakes, fruits, toasts, oatmeal, and things that I didn't even know existed.

"Good morning princess." Blaze said.

I gave him a look. "Why do you call me a princess?"

"Isn't that what you are? A daughter of a gang leader, in a way you are a royalty. " I am having a sense of deja vu.