Page 23 of The Alien's Pet

Karin closed her eyes. It was now or never. She might never have another opportunity to escape again. She had to do this now, before it became colder and Korrev would spend more time inside, or before she became pregnant.

Before she chickened out, she put on the uniform. It was baggy on her, but it did a good job of hiding her curves. The helmet was a bit heavy, but she would just have to bear it.

The only problem was the bow around her neck. She had to get it off. It was the only thing holding her back. It contained a chip. If she didn't remove it, the king would easily find her again. She needed to find the key which opened it. Korrev usually removed the bow at bathtimes, but he had never shown her where he hid the key.

Karin started ransacking the bedroom, pulling open drawers and overturning clothes in every direction. After thirty minutes of endless searching, she finally found it hidden inside one of his armors which was so heavy, she could barely lift it. It was a small golden key. To think this little key held her freedom.

"Please fit," she begged silently as she jammed the key in the keyhole below the large pink bow. A sigh of relief escaped from her the second she heard the small clicking sound. The bow fell off easily, and she rubbed her neck.

Finally.

There was no going back now. She put on the helmet, and without a look back, she headed towards the back of the palace where she knew the ships deployed from.

No one questioned her, but they gave her odd looks because she was walking around with her helmet.

Karin's heart was thumping loudly inside her chest when she finally made it to the platform where the ships descended from.

"You're late, 84." A grouchy-looking alien, wearing a similar uniform, looked up from the screen in front of him. "Your ship is number four. Do you have the documents the king wants you to deliver?"

Karin nodded, touching the big pocket on the side of the uniform, hoping she wasn't questioned.

He didn't. "Good. Off you go, 84. See you when you return."

Karin nodded, shuffling towards the ship. It was bigger than she had anticipated, even though it was sort of square-shaped and could only fit one person.

She got into the ship awkwardly and closed the door. She couldn't believe she was actually doing this. In reality, she only wanted to run in the opposite direction and jump into Korrev's arms.

"You can do this, Karin." She bit her lower lip. "Don't be a baby."

The dashboard in front of her had at least thirty buttons of different colors and sizes. This only made her more nervous.

"84!" the alien who greeted her barked at her over the intercom. "Why haven't you left yet? Is there something wrong with the ship?"

"No!" she managed to squeak, not caring that her voice sounded feminine. She pulled on the lever in front of her and started pushing as many buttons as she could. Hopefully, it did something. She really didn't want to get caught.

The ship roared to life and dashed out of the platform so fast, she was surprised she didn't end up vomiting on herself.

Karin's heart dropped when she realized she was no longer on Krotev. She was in space, and it was marvelous. She didn't know how else to describe it. Everything was so dark and vast and out of the ordinary. Who knew space could be so wonderful?

She frowned. She wondered if she would be able to properly breathe without this helmet, which seemed to be providing her with oxygen. She was fine in Krotev, but she wasn't sure if it was safe to take it off.

Karin would have nothing to worry about if she managed to reach Earth. But as she looked at the row of buttons on the screen, she was starting to think it might be impossible. She just wanted to go home.

Home.Was she really starting to think of Krotev as home? She hadn't even been there a year! Karin was starting to think she hadn't really thought this through.

Then she thought about Korrev and how she would no longer see him after today. She thought about his blond hair, his icy blue eyes, and his smirk. For some reason, it made her feel sad.

She rode on the ship for what felt like hours. Eventually, her stomach started growling and she made the discovery that she had stupidly forgotten to pack food in her hurry. She didn't have food and she desperately needed to pee.

Karin looked at the screen in front of her. It was a map, but she didn't know how to read it. She had never seen anything so complicated. She wasn't even sure if she was heading in the right direction towards Earth.

Karin Johansson had graduated from a top university and had gone to law school. She always thought things through. Today, might have been the exception.

She couldn't help but wonder if Korrev would come searching for her. It would be straight out of a romance film,though she guessed Korrev would be more furious. But how was he even supposed to track her down if she didn't have her collar? Karin concluded she had spent too much time in Krotev. It was the reason her brain had turned to mush. She didn't do anything but sleep, eat, and fuck Korrev.

Her thoughts were drifting once again to Korrev, when the ship started making a loud, wailing noise.

"Stop it!" she whined as she pushed several buttons, hoping it would do something, but the wailing just continued. There was a nearby planet right in front of her. It wasn't Earth, but it would have to do until she got the stupid ship fixed. Karin pulled the lever and closed her eyes. If she died landing this thing, she hoped it would be a quick death.

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