Chapter: Chapter 11JackAs Kai came over I knew he didn't have good news. He never looked so surly, or walked so purposefully past people who wanted his attention unless he needed to. And he was coming straight for me."What's wrong?" I asked."Simon said there's a problem with the production schedule. Something about the gig next month and having shit ready in time. I think we're needed to sort it out.""All right. Let me just grab my coat."Although Kai didn't say much more I could tell it was serious. He wasn't going to give me all the details while others could hear, that much was clear. As he walked past the rest of the band and gathered them as well, I followed.It was only as I got into the car that I remembered Juno.
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Chapter: Chapter 10Before I could leave the bathroom, still washing my hands, some more of the women in the group came in, Kai's partner coming to stand near me and redo her lipstick."Jack seems to have taken a shine to you," she said a moment later."He's been very kind," I replied. "Especially after that awful interview.""Oh, don't be too hard on yourself," she turned to me. "You handled it well. There's likely to be fallout though. Might want to keep your head down for a few weeks and not make headlines for other reasons. The press'll move on soon enough.""Thank you," I replied, grateful for what appeared to be genuine care and advice as I moved to the towel dispenser and started to rub the moisture off my hands."You looked like you really meant it when you said you wanted ou
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Chapter: Chapter 9"Looks like the interview is about to air," Kai said and immediately pulled out his phone.We'd finished eating and were chilling in a small private area of the restaurant, snacks and drinks continuing to flow. Already I was blown away by the strange way dinner had been conducted. It hadn't been anything like the eating out experience I was used to. We had our own waiter and there had been no apparent rush to our meal.Although we'd all ordered fairly early on. One of the band members had signaled for them to bring out each of the next courses and it had happened. There had been almost an hour of chatting between the main course and dessert."I'm guessing you have no desire to watch it again," Jack said quietly, leaning toward me so only I would hear him.As several of the other guests got up and we
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Chapter: Chapter 8"What's got you two in stitches?" the lead singer, Kai asked.I looked his way to find the camera on us and immediately the laughter seemed to dry up."Kai, meet Juno. She's a writer. Was at the interview too and an extremely brilliant mind to her. The darling loved our lyrics." As Jack said, darling, he elongated the r and emphasized the first syllable just the way an English person did, making everyone chuckle again.At the same time Kai took my hand and kissed the back of it."How do you do, my lady?" he asked, also attempting to speak with the same exaggerated accent.I tried to stifle my own laughter so I could reply."I'm having a capital time, darling," I said, trying to imitate the accent I'd heard from both of them.
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Chapter: Chapter 7JunoAs cars rushed by and other tourists moved through the busy London streets I finished up my call with my agent. He was calmer now, but still a little angry I almost didn't get interviewed.I had found my anger disappearing as I thought about what was going to happen next. I was going to have dinner with Jack Starling and his band, the Vampirates.Although Keith O'Sullivan, or whoever decided his guests, shouldn't have tried to ditch my interview just to make way for Jack it had all worked out in the end. Thinking about the interview made me feel embarrassed all over again, however.I'd been asked about writing a character based on him while sitting right beside him. My only relief had been how well Jack had taken hearing it. He'd almost deliberately not let it embarrass him so Keith didn't get
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Chapter: Chapter 6JunoAs cars rushed by and other tourists moved through the busy London streets I finished up my call with my agent. He was calmer now, but still a little angry I almost didn't get interviewed.I had found my anger disappearing as I thought about what was going to happen next. I was going to have dinner with Jack Starling and his band, the Vampirates.Although Keith O'Sullivan, or whoever decided his guests, shouldn't have tried to ditch my interview just to make way for Jack it had all worked out in the end. Thinking about the interview made me feel embarrassed all over again, however.I'd been asked about writing a character based on him while sitting right beside him. My only relief had been how well Jack had taken hearing it. He'd almost deliberately not let it embarrass him so Keith didn't get
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Chapter: Chapter 80It took a little while to get back to the shuttle platform, but immediately I noticed a similar large carriage to the one I'd used to get to this dome. It was sitting on a section of track out of the way, but as soon as we approached more guards in red hurried over to it and got it moving back onto the main line."Come on, I'll help you strap in," Icaan said, as he also helped me up and into the shuttle in the first place.There wasn't room for every single red guard and my own loyal team of six, but there was a second compartment on this shuttle and a selection of them made their way in there as Icaan got me safely in my seat and then sat down beside me and took my hand once more.The doors slid down again with a much gentler and less noisy motion and then, almost effortlessly and with almost no jerking the shuttle started moving. We
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Chapter: Chapter 79Silence had settled into the room for at least a minute as no one seemed to know what to do or say and my mind slipped into the turmoil it felt. I couldn't be bought by Icaan. Despite our best attempt at bringing in the credits, he didn't have enough.I couldn't help but cry as my fate ran through my head. Despite Icaan wanting me and me wanting him I was stuck as a slave and I had been put there initially by the very Frentin I loved. It seemed so heartless and unfair but there was nothing I could do about it.Although I considered trying to run again, I knew it was pointless. Every man in the room bar Icaan was now bound to keep me here and I didn't doubt Sadisk planned to punish me enough as it was. Shaking, I reached for Icaan, but he shook his head and pulled away.The movement broke a dam as almost half the room started to talk a
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Chapter: Chapter 78"Stop this madness and let my slave go!" Icaan's voice commanded from somewhere nearby. Immediately I opened my eyes, but the baton struck me anyway, catching me in the side. Despite my resolve to handle this with dignity I screamed, the pain as it shot through my torso so intense I couldn't do anything but."I gave a command. Let that slave go!" Icaan yelled and immediately the pain receded and I crumpled to the floor.Tears streamed down my face, the pain still so intense I could barely move. Frith appeared at my side and gently tried to lift me as Brinto and several of the other guards hurried to my side and surrounded me, physically pushing Sadisk and the other men back, but the slave trader didn't appear to want to give up."She's not your slave yet, and she needs to be punished. Twice now she has tried to escape."
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Chapter: Chapter 77Despite Sadisk's declaration that Icaan had abandoned me, I still didn't want to believe it. And it seemed neither did anyone else. No one moved."Come here, slave. I will begin by dealing out your punishment for escaping your masters and costing them a significant sum of money to have you returned.""No," I said, "Not yet. I said I would wait three hours to allow for issues with your transport shuttles. My heart doesn't believe me abandoned yet."Then I shall break your heart as well if need be, but you will learn to obey." Sadisk seemed to produce some kind of baton from somewhere inside his clothes and strode toward me.I moved to one side and attempted to put the sofa between us as Brinto also stepped into the way."You cannot be serious, Sadisk. Those things
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Chapter: Chapter 76The dawn light shone through the window and woke me from an uneasy sleep. Frith immediately looked my way and gave me a nod.I sat up once more but didn't get out of the bed."Do you know how long I've got until the council will have met and decided Icaan's fate?" I asked.Frith pulled out a small device and tapped at it."They're in session now. He'll know within the next twenty minutes," Frith replied a moment later. I sighed. This was the crunch moment. This was the next trial for me to endure.I got out of bed and neatened my clothes and brushed my hair as quickly as I could. I then made sure my pack contained everything that mattered to me and I carried it over to Frith."I know you have no reason to do anything for me, but
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Chapter: Chapter 75As the night went on I still found sleep didn't want to come and I considered giving up. With his shift up, Brinto was relieved by Frith and another of the guards and I listened as they talked quietly before Brinto and his companion left.Frith then ordered the guard with him to wait outside. Although I thought this was a little odd, the guard seemed to think nothing of it and moved into the corridor outside, shutting the door behind himself.It was still dark outside, but the room was lit by enough starlight and lamp light from somewhere that I could see Frith move. He came over to the bed, stopping at the foot of it when I moved."You're awake?" he whispered."Yes. It's hard to sleep when you don't know what your fate will be," I replied, keeping my voice quiet but not bothering to whisper.
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