Chapter Eleven – Resistance Is Not Futile
CARRIE WAS NOT TAKING any chances with her stowaway the following morning when she was due to return to Dandrobia. She hastily ate her toast and drank her tea, and while Apate was safely out of earshot in the bathroom, she called Dave and asked him to come over in case of any problems.
She liked Apate. It was difficult not to like her, but there was much more to the dandrobian than appeared on the surface. When she had asked her how she had managed to get inside without a key, the alien only smiled sweetly and replied, “Ways and means, darling, ways and means.”
Dave was not happy about being woken up early on a Sunday morning, especially after a night at the pub, but he agreed to help. There was only a short window of time available to make sure
