Emma.The ground was hard. It was like they were digging on a rock. Emma’s entire face was slick with sweat and her blouse was stuck to her body like second skin. The big skirt she was wearing trapped all the heat inside, literally boiling her legs. She could feel the sweat rolling down her legs. Her skin was aching from being under too much direct sunlight, without any sunscreen to protect it. Emma was tired but she continued to lift the hoe up and bring it down with as much force as she could muster. Andrea and another woman were seated under the shade of a tree in the middle of the strip of land. They had a large jar of water and snacks which they eating while talking and laughing. Emma’s throat was parched and she needed water but Andrea had said they wouldn’t be getting any until the work was done. Emma and her colleagues had no choice but to continue working under the terrible conditions.Suddenly, Emma felt a hit on her back. She nearly rammed into her hoe as she fell over. Sh
Emma.Emma thought Andrea was going to kill Richard. For some reason, Andrea took a deep breath before walking away.“You’re lucky it is lunch time, slave.” Andrea told Richard as she walked towards her friend. “You can all break off,” Andrea told them.Everyone relaxed. “Let’s go under that tree,” Richard told Emma and they went to sit under one of the trees at the edge of the clearing on the lower end. Emma followed him and they sat on the grass.“I thought she was going to kill you,” Emma confessed. “That was brave, and a bit stupid if I may add. Alison already hates me. If Andrea had killed you because of me, I’m pretty sure Alison would definitely kill me.”Two women walked into the clearing with dishes and plates. They camped near Andrea and her friend, then started serving the food. “I’m starving,” Richard complained.A while later, the food was brought to them. The food was rice and black beans. The boiled rice looked white and unflavoured. The beans looked like they had bee
Emma. Emma could barely sleep that night. She kept thinking of the possibility of escaping and couldn’t wait to get alone time with Richard so she could tell him all about it. Telling everyone at once was too risky. Emma was sure she could trust Richard with the secret. If they had to tell the others, it would be when the plan was in the final stages so that there would be fewer chances of them jinxing it. The others were sleeping soundly, their breathing slow and even. It was understandable after the hectic day they had all had. None of them was used to doing manual labour, and their introduction to it hadn’t been an easy one. Emma was thankful they had been given soft mats to sleep on unlike the previous night when they slept on the cold floor. Tired as she was, Emma couldn’t stop thinking about the tunnels. She imagined herself escaping through them and regaining her long lost freedom again. Being free would be epic. Although she was excited, she was also anxious. What if she g
Axel. Axel was lost in thought. He was seated at the edge of his bed, staring at the cream coloured wall before him. For years, he had been sleeping with numerous women, enjoying all the pleasures they had to offer. But now, he had almost no interest in the women with him. One of them was lying on the bed, her body wrapped around the sheets. She was as beautiful as ever with a pretty face and brown curly hair. When he first saw her at Black Moon pack, he had sworn he had to have her. Now, he didn’t feel like being intimate with her at all. The thought made him cringe. Ever since he had rejected his mate, he seemed to have lost interest in most of the things he enjoyed, including sex. It was the one thing that had fulfilled him before but now he didn’t want to think about it. He was pretty sure that it would not help him get rid of the emptiness and sadness he felt inside. Before he rejected Emma, he didn’t think rejecting a mate would hurt as much as it had. The emotional pain and
Emma.Because there was a party, the slaves participated in most of the preparations so they didn’t have to go out and dig. Emma had earlier thought digging was the most hectic work she had ever done, but working in the kitchen to prepare food for hundreds of people proved to be the most exhausting work. During her break from work, Kylie took her to where the tunnels were. The tunnels were near the barn, and Kylie had been assigned to feed the animals. They pretended they were going to feed the animals. In the store next to the barn was a trap door that opened to the tunnels.“We can’t actually go in right now because we don’t know what’s in there and it would raise suspicion.” Kylie said. “When time comes, we shall come and use them. We’ll have to deal with whatever is in there at that time.”“Okay,” Emma said. They closed the door and grabbed some herbicides and a sprayer. Outside, Kylie measured the powdered herbicide and put in the sprayer. She then measured two cans of water and
Emma tried to run away she stood no chance. Axel caught her immediately and dragged her back to the warehouse before pushing her onto a chair. She tried to get up but he raised his hand.“No use,” he said. “You won’t get any far even if you try.”Emma sighed. Unfortunately, he was right. Going up against him would only create more problems for her. She was already in enough trouble as it was. “Did you really think you could escape?” he asked.“Well, I was hoping I could. That b!tch tricked me. Where is Kylie?”“Who is that?”“Another slave,” Emma said. “She is the one who told me about the tunnels. She sent that guard to free me.”“Guard? Are you talking about Spencer who I sent to bring you to me?”“What?”“You’re quite an actress. I can’t believe I was about to change my mind and accept you as my mate despite you being a rogue. I thought you were capable of change but clearly I was wrong. You will never be a member of a community. I feel less pain now that I know I made the right d
Emma had been there for about two hours when the door finally opened. Feeling exhausted, she didn’t even bother to turn to see who it was. She had finally given up and laid on the cold floor, facing the wall. She heard the door closing and waited for the person to speak. Instead, the person starting laughing hard. She knew that voice. Emma turned and sat down.“What do you want?” she asked Andrea.“I got you, got you real good.” She said. “I still can’t believe it was so easy to fool you. You were so desperate and ready to believe anything.” Andrea paused to laugh out loud. “Oh Emma, I didn’t think fate would give me a chance to get such sweet revenge but I’m glad it did. Now you have no one to protect you and I can do whatever I want.I noticed that Axel was treating you a little bit too well and knew I had to do something about it. Now the bond between you two is completely shattered. He will never trust you again and you’ll be stuck with me and my team. Oh Emma, why did you make y
After dagging the sheep, one of the most annoying tasks Emma had done at Venom pack, it was time to go and get washed at the communal centre. Emma found the washing activity quite dehumanising. They had to stand there in their clothes while the warriors used hoses to pour water on them. After being washed, each had to go to the small shack to remove the wet clothes and put on clean ones. There were other slaves in charge of doing the laundry. Emma always wondered why they wouldn’t just let them wash one by one in the shack, but it seemed the people in charge enjoyed humiliating them. Emma studied the area well, observing as much area of the pack as she could. She needed to know the entire layout in case she decided to escape again.Kylie’s group had got their first. Emma went directly to her. “Why did you do it?” she asked, facing the defiant young woman. “You tricked me.”“I don’t have to explain myself to anyone,” Kylie said, flipping her hair. “I don’t owe anything to you.”“You’r