“Like he’d run anyhow,” the first voice laughed. There was what sounded like clothes shuffling as maybe he stood up. “That really isn’t necessary.”
“It’s better to be safe.” That voice was one I knew too well.
Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God.
Just kill me now.
My thoughts flew out the window as my eyes flashed open. My breathing stuck in my chest as my world came crashing down around me for the third time in such a short time.
Instantly I was met with two men looking at me like I was a piece of cake to eat. The one man who was closest was the same one that Sir had been talking to. He had sat next to us.
But why would he want me? He hadn’t hinted at anything of wanting my services one bit.
The other man was the one I feared the most. He was the one I belonged to before Sir.
“Hello, slave. Glad you decided to join us.”
I wasn’t.
I shot him a glare, refusing to drop my gaze despite how much terror he evoked in me.
If I was going to die, I was going to make it as quick as possible.
“As you can see, he’s lost his training,” Master said, as though he were discussing the weather.
“Not a concern.” With those words, he knelt before me. Reaching out with a hand, he pinched my cheeks inward. With his nails digging in, I couldn’t move even if I wanted to.
“If you are happy with your purchase…”
“Of course. Hopefully, this one I won’t kill.”
That made them both laugh as Jeffery Morrey let me go. I could feel the marks already bruising.
Trying to move away from both of them, it took me way too long to get my muscles to listen. When they did, every part of my body cried out in pain. My hands were tied together, the brown rope twisting and pinching my skin. The bracelet from Sir peaked out here and there.
My left ankle has a new gadget now, too. A chain a bit thicker than what a dog would have for a leash was locked around my foot, nearly too tight. Ifollowed the path and saw the chain attached to a hook on the wall. There was another lock there.
This was just as bad, if not worse than being forced into a cage. Now, I had nowhere I could go to that I knew I’d be safe from monsters.
A whimper turned into a sob.
I wanted to beg. Beg for many things. But I knew no one would save me. I was lost, just like I had always been.
Everything that Sir had told me wasn’t true. His promises failed again and again.
I jerked, yelped, and tried to scoot back as my newest owner marched towards me. I had nowhere to go.
“You always did cry so prettily, too.” He knelt back down in front of me, cocking his head as I looked down at the filthy carpet. Maybe at one time, the carpet had been cream-colored, but it was no more. It was more brown with stains of things I didn’t want to know about. “You can fight me; I’d prefer it if you did. You can cry, beg and scream. No one will hear you here. You are in my special place where no one will ever find you.”
“He’ll find me. He’ll come for me.” The words were out before I could stop them. Somehow, through the sobbing, this man understood it all as clear as day.
“No, he won’t. That’s what’s so great about slaves. They are invisible to the world, yet you pass them by on the street every day. No one will look for you.”
“He’ll-“
“Allister is dead, sweet boy. He won’t come looking for you.” Jeffery shot me a sad smile, filled with all the fake reassurance he’d ever possessed in his dark soul.
No. He couldn’t be.
