Soft music boomed from the stereo and drifted into her ears which she was supposed to enjoy but tension had taken over her stretching her nerves to breaking point.her eyes darted around apprehensively a strong hand grabbed her palm and she looked by her side,it was her boss.he whispered fiercely into her ear without looking at her.

"Behave,you look like a cow taken to slaughter".

She Drew her hand away from him and sighed sadly,only if he knew how scared and suffocated she was maybe he would pity her and think twice about this crazy mission he was sending her.they had entered another room,marked by the door post was an inscription in blinding gold lights "VIP".A tight knot had found it place In her stomach and the heavy lump in her throat was not helping matters either her face was now pale totally drained of blood and the beautiful curls of her hair seemed to detangle by itself.

They walked into the room,strippers were dancing a bit off,men sat round a big table drinking, shouting and smoking.some had their pipes while most of them sniffed the white substance on the table.they struggled and groopeb blindly trying to touch the strippers.this ladies did a good job of always staying out of their reach.

A tall lanky man sat over at another table playing cards,he raised his head just on time to find Lycan coming in.he waved excitedly at him.

"Over here".

Lycan walked over and they made a seat for him,the man's lustful eyes swept over Sarah as he smirked his tiny lips.

"I see you have succeeded in grooming your little bunny".

Lycan looked over at Sarah who shivered from her head to the sole of her feet "but she is no fun,a little bit of burden".

He smacked those lips again "what if I take this little burden out of your hand Mr Lycan."

He looked uninterested "it will be just as boring,why don't we play cards,if you lose I get a million dollar".

"And if I win,she is all mine"his eyes twinkled with undeniable excitement.

Lycan chuckled "fair deal"

The battle began,all the others had abandoned their activities and focused on this battle between the two Lord's. Sarah felt like a little lamb in the midst of Lions her life was at stake here and she might not come out of this alive,after all her master did not care.

"A win for me"Julian announced triumphantly.

Lycan sighed "I guess you own her now"he leaned forward and whispered "...but be careful,she bites".he stood up and straightened his suite Sarah stood up with him,she felt like a child who's father was leaving alone in the dark he walked close to her in a pretense hug and handed a little phone to her "don't you dare mess up"he muttered and planted a soft kiss on her cheek. "I have had enough fun for today,I will take my leave now".

Sarah could feel the tears burning at the back of her eyes as she watched him go,she blinked hard but the stubborn tears would not listen as they ran down in torrent down her already pale cheeks.her new master cackled like an old frog and Drew her forcefully beside him he ran his hand over the exposed part of her laps.Sarah sucked in air to keep herself calm and she allowed her mind to wander far.

The party was soon over but her new master was a total waste,he lay in a heap beside her in the car.the driver got in and the engine spurred into life and they zoomed off.

His house was a mansion,very big and massive he was helped into bed and she was shown to another room by his maids as they helped her out of her evening dress.she lay on the king sized bed quite exhausted,making a mental note to start her search when it was more dark and quiet with that,she slowly drifted into Dreamland.
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Bright sun rays penetrating through the blinds brought her back to reality.she blinked hard as her numbed memory tried so hard to register where she was and what had happened.after spending hours inhaling the smokes from that pipe,it was sure to turn any normal human being into a smoker.her mind slowly woke to conciousness as the event of the previous mind flipped through her head.she jumped from the bed and slipped her feet into the bathroom slippers kept at the foot of the bed.

She opened her door cautiously and looked outside,the passage way was clear and the house looked unusually calm.pushing this to the back of her mind she dragged her trembling feet along the passage trying the handle of each door as she went until one gave way.

She looked around to be sure nobody was watching before she stepped in closing the door gently behind her,it looked like a study and a mighty mahogany desk with a swivelling chair behind it.their were bookshelves housing numerous books,she proceeded to search the drawer of the desk frantically.

There were only invoice and numerous receipts, sweating profusely ah thought of giving up the search when a tall shadow suddenly fell over her.

"What are you doing here"the unmistakable Stern voice of her new master boomed in her ear.

With her back to him,he could not see the fear in her eyes or how pale her face had become.the very thought of being chopped to pieces assailed her fragile mind and without thinking,she turned abruptly into his arms kissing him hard on the lips.

Though surprised,he could not resist and his hand started working magic along her body.her heart beat increased not for the pleasure of the moment but for the very thought of her cover failing.he disengaged from the kiss and ran his fingers along her cheeks.

"You still have not told me what you are doing here".

Hoping her voice had that seductive tone,she ventured to speak only to realize that a large lump had taken its place in her vocals seizing her voice from her.she only stared at him with all the innocence she could muster.his face came closer again more gently for another kiss when the door suddenly flung open and a guard barged in.

"Sorry sir"the confused and surprised guard said.

"Speak moron,and it better be worth it"he whispered still having his eyes fixed on her.

"Sir,the guys wants to see you".

His head shot up in a flash and for the first time directed his gaze at the guard "are they here?".

"Yes sir,".

He nodded,then he pushed her to the guard "take her away and keep her in her room till I need her".

"Yes sir".the guard made way for Sarah and she followed obediently.

She did not realize as she heaved a sigh of relief,her hand touched the gown she had worn the previous night and she remembered the phone.she quickly turned it on to multiple missed calls and voice note.

"Find out what the guys have for him,this will help you better with your mission"the voice note said in part.

She sighed and ducked the phone under her pillow "jerk"she muttered.with a heavy sigh she fell back on the bed and wondered why her life was so messed up.thinking about it now,she realized she had been used.her own emotions used against her,bought as a ram and sold as a ram again.she was the toy in the hands of this people,both the government and this particular set of people.what could be worst than this,maybe I will end up being sold to the devil and sent to hell to serve him she mused sadly.

Her door clicked open and a maid came in with her tray of food.

"Eat this,until when master sends for you"she dropped it beside her on the bed.

She could see the key dangling in the door hole and she thought quickly on how to make the maid go without the key.

"Uhhmmm…,excuse me"she called.

The maid stopped in her tracks and turned "yes".

"Can you get me a bottle of wine?,I just suddenly crave for it".

The maid eyed her but did not say anything and walked out.she quickly dropped the plate and ran to the door the key was still in place.she looked round frantically then she remembered the pin that had been used to hold up her curls the previous night,she pulled it off and squeezed it to a little pulp and stick it by the lock so that when the door is bounded it will not lock.she returned to her position.

The maid came back inside visibly angry by the request of this stranger and probably a prisoner she dropped the bottle and proceeded to open it.

"Don't worry,you can go"she stopped her just in time with a little smile.

She looked her over again and without saying another word stormed off banging the door behind her and pulling off the key.