unwanted

chapter twentyseven

"Hop to it then. I'm offending myself over here."

Jess rolled her eyes at the speed in which he ran out of there. The dude was so hard up that it was sad.

It didn't take much to fill her up these days, so dinner was a quick affair. Once she was done, she shimmied out of her jump suit. Seeing the neck collar, she picked it up and eyed it with hatred. As much as she was going to hate it, she must put it back on once she was back in her cell. The raour couldn't know that they knew how to remove them. Not if they wanted the plan to work.

"How are we able to talk since neither of us are wearing one of these?" She asked him as he returned.

"Remember I told you that my planet had known about yours and studied_____."

He went silent at seeing her and only her quick thinking saved the bowl of water.

Shaking her head in mirth, she sat the bowl on the stone table. She was wearing a tank top and a pair of panties, so she refused to be embarrassed. What was embarrassing was the stench from her clothes.

There was no way she'd be able to wash or even comb her hair, so she roped it around then tied it into a huge bun. Then she started scrubbing her face and arms.

"We can't have everyone trying to take off the collar as soon as they know how to, so only tell people you trust. Tonight, when the female whores are busy, I'll visit Slenzer and let her know what is going on. I know she'll help. Tomorrow she can rally people who want in on the fight. That means you only have a couple of days to get to Julian. William, are you listening?"

He nodded. His eyes glued to the leg she had raised and was washing down.

"It's an important job so pay attention. I'll leave it to you to let Sin know too. He has no powers but he's smart and he's a fighter. Maybe he'll come up with something that can help."

Lord, what she'd do just for a sliver of soap. Not that she was complaining. She already felt tons better. After her bath she tried to wash out her one piece, but her hand hurt too much.

Taking pity on her, Will finished the chore but he never took his eyes off of her. Once that was laid out to dry, he asked her for her tank top.

"Don't think so, Romeo. This is as good as I'm going to get." Just like the last time, she made herself comfortable in his bed. She knew she couldn't stay much longer but she hated the thought of going back to that cell. Never before had she'd spent so much time to herself before.

She hated it. Even if she was unconscious for most of it. Unconscious and drugged for most of it.

She didn't know what in the hell they put in the pudding, but the damn shit was powerful. She could still remember some of the dreams she had. For a short time, she'd been back to a time before the world was broken. Before she was broken.

Her and Julian biking to the store with all the money they had so that they could buy Slurpee's.

For a while she'd had her mom back. Her perfect little life back.

Jess winced when Will picked up her hand, so he could look at it.

"I'm worried about this." He touched the large gash across her forehead. "And this."

"I don't care about a scar. A working right hand would be nice though."

He kissed her shoulder. "You're beautiful but I hate to see you covered in bruises and cuts."

"I did the most damage to myself. Hitting those assholes hurt."

"I learned a lot about you while you were recovering. As beautiful as you are your voice is even more beautiful. Sing for me again?"

As far as she knew, she hadn't sung a note since she'd sung to Kellum right before leaving and she'd like to keep it that way. "I'd rather you tell me about your home planet."

He smiled. "You will like it there. You'll be treated like a queen. You'll be worshiped morning, noon, and night. By me and by others."

"I'm sorry but that's not the life for me. I have a family to get back to."

His smile only grew. "I'll talk you into it."

"I almost wished you could." She got up and headed to her ugly, wet onesie. "Stick to the plan."

"I won't let you down, Karza."

"I know you'll try not to. I'll try to not let you down either. I'll try to get you back to your life, Will."

"Maybe I've found a better life."

"Better than one giant orgy? Don't think so. Take care of yourself and don't do anything stupid. We've got one shot at this."