Chapter Sixteen

Marta waited outside Minerva’s tent for Kendra.  They were breaking camp the following morning so this was her only opportunity to get her  away from camp unnoticed.  The alien village was but a day away.  They’d be there the following night and then the girl would be sold and the money would be in Minerva’s possession.

She’d already conversed with Minerva and learned that the rogue queen was rapidly reaching her fill of the surface human in the bedroom.  It didn’t surprise her.  Minerva was a woman of exotic likes and dislikes.  From what Marta knew of what went on inside that tent, the foolish girl had allowed Minerva every liberty.  Of course, she was drugged the night before and Marta had no doubt that she’d been drugged again; especially since Marta had told her that it was a special Amazon drink that would help elongate her life.  She imagined Kendra willingly drank it when it was offered.&