Chapter 24: Who is Petey?

Chapter 24: Who is Petey?

Kicking and struggling, Murry fought the tightening hold cutting off the air to his lungs. So much for this not being painful. If Murry knew meeting Octnavin would mean his death, he wouldn't have bothered to comb his hair.

Rhylent held Murry's left arm. With his right, Murry tried to yank at the tentacle that was cutting off his air supply. Octnavin's skin was rock hard and unforgiving. JP walked a few steps away from his siblings like he couldn't watch. Keltrix fought his bonds.

Murry was going to die. After all he'd been through, who would have figured this was the end? Death by an alien king.

-Grip his right bottom tentacle.- Petey sounded frantic and he was practically yelling in Murry's mind. -Do it now.-

Murry flailed his arm outward. A gut instinct of self-preservation shot through him, fueled partly by Petey. The whisper was insistent and authoritative. How could such a small piece of silk around his arm be that bossy?

Murry snagged the right tentac