At first Rose’s owners seemed angry and then they weren’t. Iy in their bed one night worrying about


    Master Damien. I hated the idea they would be whipped again, but that seemed Like what they were


    aiming for.


    The man named Karis was suddenly in my face telling me to rx.


    “Your owners wille back for you, ve,” he told me, “you needn’t worry about them. We will care


    for you while they are off irritating the Administrators.”


    I froze on the bed and didn’t even breath. No one else was supposed to know they were doing this


    intentionally. I couldn’t let it slip. My wide eyes met Karis’ and held them.


    “We know ve, your owners told us what they are doing. It is an interesting n. I am curious to see if


    it will work,” he told me.


    The General called my men to stand before him when they reappeared a dayter. He didn’t want to


    whip them this time. Basin and his Brothers weren’t sure what he wanted to do to them.


    Master Damien picked me up from Basin’s apartment looking crushed. We walked upstairs and the


    men were all sitting morosely around the fire.


    I didn’t know what to do. I wrapped my arms around Master Christof and held him while I sat on hisp.


    “Please, tell me what happened,” I begged softly.


    “The General knows what we are doing and he knows why. It did not sway the decision. I am to be


    trained to be a General, my Brothers and I must sell you,” Master Damien said from across the room.


    I did that deep breathing and tried to keep control. Despite that, tears leaked down my face. My voice


    cracked when I spoke and I settled for sobbing into Master Christof’s chest.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    “We have chosen your new owners,” Master Bane said watching the fire.


    “We will not send you back to the auction.”


    The men passed me around, each holding me for a while. I cried for each of them. By the time I got to


    Master Damien, I would have thought I was out of tears. I wet his shirt with my emotional outburst,


    though.


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    We didn’t sleep at all that night. I just moved between them, holding each of them. They didn’t have to


    tell me my new owners wereing in the morning, I knew it.


    A knock at the door the next daybreak didn’t even phase me. Men came into the apartment and talked


    to Master Damien. I didn’t recognize their voices at all, but they seemed young.


    Master Damien and his Brothers stood me up and removed my cor, cuffs, earrings, nipple rings, and


    ornamentation. The new men had recements for all those things. Their colors were green and gold. I


    flinched when the new men touched me, but otherwise allowed them to ornament me.


    “Rue and his Brothers are your new owners,” Master Damien said authoritatively.


    “You may only look at us,” one of the new men said, “and you may only speak to us.”


    I nodded and followed the men in a daze. identally, I tried to look back at Damien and his Brothers,


    but my new owners forced my head down.


    Tears blurred the colors as I took in the green and gold that now surrounded me.


    The truth sunk in as my breathing grew panicked. I had been sold.


    The new men put me on a transport pad and it zipped toward the Keepers.