Inherit the Stars: Reprieve

In Tessa Elwood's compelling debut series, Inherit the Stars, romance, politics, and interplanetary adventure whirl together in a high-stakes universe. Meet the main character in this bonus short story, Inherit the Stars: Reprieve. When Lady Asa asks her sister, Base Commander Lady Wren, to kill a rat, Asa has something else up her sleeve. But will Lady Wren fall for the ruse? And will Asa's spirit-bolstering plan work in their desperate circumstances? Asa's loyalty and her deceptions, great and small, continue in Inherit the Stars. Quote:
“My sister storms everywhere now, booted feet and determination. I'm the tall one, and I can barely keep up.”