Pendra's Box (R-18)

[Amputated Queen, Pendra's point of view after Ashia leaves]

Pain pulsated from my ruined arm that had been waxed over, and I was just able to see that monster leave. It was fitting that she Bee kicked out after being too weak to even fight me, but I would get my revenge on both of them.

I got to my feet with little trouble, and I forced the pain down with thoughts of strangling the two girls and snapping their necks. That was enough to let me straighten my back and stand proudly before the old Queen.

"Good, even after that, you are still able to stand with your back straight, but you and I know that you would have killed both of them. Still, you will have much to learn before passing the Hive on to you, or you will swarm to find your own nest. My name is Hespera, Queen of Bees," The Queen told me, and I just nodded.

Over the next few days, I was groomed and fed by the workers. It was nice but overly dull.