"I can't believe you kidnapped me!"
Kai yelled, spinning back to face her before Cinder could brace herself.
"We're on a spaceship, Cinder.
In space!" He pointed at the wall.
It wasn't actually an exterior wall, but Cinder didn't feel
the need to point that out.
"I can't be on a spaceship.
I have a country to run I have people who need me.
We are on the verge of a war.
Do you understand that?
War.
Where people die.
I cannot be up here, messing around with you and your band
of misfits!
Do you even know that you housing one of her mutants up
there?"
"Oh, yeah. That's Wolf. He's harmless."
She rolled her eyes.
"Well, not harmless."
He laughed, but it was sharp and delirious.
"I can't—how could—what were young thinking?"
"You're welcome," she muttered, defiantly crossing
her arms.
He glowered, rather ungratefully.
"Take me back to Earth."
"I can't do that."
"Cinder—" he huffed.
Reconsidered.
Softened ... just a bit.
The change put an instant dent in Cinder's defenses,
prompting a strange tingle behind her rib cage.
She dug her fingertips into her elbows.
"As someone who understands why you did this, and
admires your ability to actually accomplish it, I am—
pleading with you.
Cinder.
Please.
Take me back."
She filled up her lungs. "No."
The softness was gone, instantly.
Tipping his head back, Kai strung was.
"When did you become so frustrating?"
She scuffed the tow of her boot against the floor.
"Fine! As you're emperor, I command you to return me to
Earth.
Immediately."
Cinder rocked on her heels. "Kai ... Your Majesty.
You may recall that I'm Lunar.
And Lunars are forbidden from being granted citizenship
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Cress
Teen FictionTheir best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's being force to work for Queen Levana, and she...
