Dante’s Command: Scifi Alien Abduction Romance (Science Fiction Alien Romance) (Survival Wars Book 1) by Hana Starr Page A
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fallen. But, looking around, she saw there were far less men
than there were before.
“We don’t spend much time on the surface.”
The colony was down there?
Edging up closer to the cliff face, Mariella glanced down
and saw a narrow series of steps which led down into the darkness. There were
no lights, and no protection from falling. The steps were so weathered and
natural-cut that she had an idea no one would be able to see them from above.
Their enemies probably couldn’t find them here!
A little encouraged by the thought, she stepped down into
the darkness and felt around for the first step. It has hard to see, wearing
this pseudo-scuba suit, but she took her time and felt carefully with her foot
for each step before she even dared to move. No one rushed her or complained
–at least, if they did, she couldn’t understand. All of her focus hinged on
this descent, as the sunlight slowly fell away and she was left in blackness
with her eyes struggling to adjust and finding no footing.
At one point, someone tentatively took her hand. It was
about at that point that she felt solid ground beneath her feet, and willingly
let herself be led. Not very long afterwards, she heard a terribly, stony
groaning and then a mechanical whir that reminded her of the automatic doors on
the alien ship. They stepped inside, and she let the man in front of her lead
her through a series of several more automatic wall-doors. Each one seemed to
shut again behind the last man in line. As they walked, the pressure on her
suit decreased. The sweltering heat faded away, though she was still
incredibly hot and uncomfortable just from the amount of exposure she took.
Eventually, they stopped just inside one of the doors.
There was light here, very dim, and she looked around and saw only more stone.
The men murmured at each other, and then one of them
disappeared back into the darkness.
More airlocks, she realized. Just like on the
ship. So we stopped, so that must mean that this is as far as we’re going for
now. That other guy will come back, and someone will take the extra suit to
Dante.
Which meant they would be here for a while.
Turning around, she headed over to the wall behind her and
sat with her back against it. It was uncomfortable, but it was better than
standing on her exhausted legs.
Following her lead –which amused her- the men also sat, and
then began to take their helmets off. At one point, someone shuffled over to
help her with hers, and she thanked them immensely.
From then, it was a waiting game.
Chapter Seven
After what seemed like yet another eternity, Dante arrived.
Everyone stood up to greet him, though he bypassed most of them with a polite
greeting and headed straight for Mariella.
“How are you faring?” he asked worriedly.
“I should ask you the same thing,” she said quietly. He
looked even more exhausted than she felt. “How is all of this going to go?”
Dante stretched out his arms, and then started to undo the
straps holding his helmet on. She would have helped if she’d known how to do
it, but his fingers seemed to be pulling straps from nowhere, and she just
shook her head while watching him. “Let’s walk and talk,” he suggested
softly. “It’s a big colony, for what few of us are left. There will be plenty
of time, and I know my men are wanting to return home.”
“Okay,” she agreed, and moved to grab her helmet to take it
with her, only to find someone was already carrying it for her. Bemused and
secretly a little glad, she just stepped forward to follow behind Dante.
However, he dragged his feet until she was at his side. And then he stopped
entirely, letting her go ahead.
Normally, his chivalry would have been cute but right now,
she was too tired to find it anything more than annoying.
than there were before.
“We don’t spend much time on the surface.”
The colony was down there?
Edging up closer to the cliff face, Mariella glanced down
and saw a narrow series of steps which led down into the darkness. There were
no lights, and no protection from falling. The steps were so weathered and
natural-cut that she had an idea no one would be able to see them from above.
Their enemies probably couldn’t find them here!
A little encouraged by the thought, she stepped down into
the darkness and felt around for the first step. It has hard to see, wearing
this pseudo-scuba suit, but she took her time and felt carefully with her foot
for each step before she even dared to move. No one rushed her or complained
–at least, if they did, she couldn’t understand. All of her focus hinged on
this descent, as the sunlight slowly fell away and she was left in blackness
with her eyes struggling to adjust and finding no footing.
At one point, someone tentatively took her hand. It was
about at that point that she felt solid ground beneath her feet, and willingly
let herself be led. Not very long afterwards, she heard a terribly, stony
groaning and then a mechanical whir that reminded her of the automatic doors on
the alien ship. They stepped inside, and she let the man in front of her lead
her through a series of several more automatic wall-doors. Each one seemed to
shut again behind the last man in line. As they walked, the pressure on her
suit decreased. The sweltering heat faded away, though she was still
incredibly hot and uncomfortable just from the amount of exposure she took.
Eventually, they stopped just inside one of the doors.
There was light here, very dim, and she looked around and saw only more stone.
The men murmured at each other, and then one of them
disappeared back into the darkness.
More airlocks, she realized. Just like on the
ship. So we stopped, so that must mean that this is as far as we’re going for
now. That other guy will come back, and someone will take the extra suit to
Dante.
Which meant they would be here for a while.
Turning around, she headed over to the wall behind her and
sat with her back against it. It was uncomfortable, but it was better than
standing on her exhausted legs.
Following her lead –which amused her- the men also sat, and
then began to take their helmets off. At one point, someone shuffled over to
help her with hers, and she thanked them immensely.
From then, it was a waiting game.
Chapter Seven
After what seemed like yet another eternity, Dante arrived.
Everyone stood up to greet him, though he bypassed most of them with a polite
greeting and headed straight for Mariella.
“How are you faring?” he asked worriedly.
“I should ask you the same thing,” she said quietly. He
looked even more exhausted than she felt. “How is all of this going to go?”
Dante stretched out his arms, and then started to undo the
straps holding his helmet on. She would have helped if she’d known how to do
it, but his fingers seemed to be pulling straps from nowhere, and she just
shook her head while watching him. “Let’s walk and talk,” he suggested
softly. “It’s a big colony, for what few of us are left. There will be plenty
of time, and I know my men are wanting to return home.”
“Okay,” she agreed, and moved to grab her helmet to take it
with her, only to find someone was already carrying it for her. Bemused and
secretly a little glad, she just stepped forward to follow behind Dante.
However, he dragged his feet until she was at his side. And then he stopped
entirely, letting her go ahead.
Normally, his chivalry would have been cute but right now,
she was too tired to find it anything more than annoying.
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