20 Secret deal

"Master Christian!" Chara yells in the distance.

"I took you down here cause you said you would behave!" Lord Letrell states.

She rushed over to my small cell watching me struggle to sit up, I am limited in movement due to the chains. I am too tired to make an effort to get up so I stay.

"Chara, are you okay?" I ask.

Chara sticks her nose in the air, I could audibly hear her inhale the air. She lowers her head against the bars of my small prison.

"There is so much blood on your clothes!" Chara shouts, "That horrible woman was here!"

"You got a strong nose it seems…I am sorry Chara." Lord Latrell answers.

"So this is your plan? To make him suffer in a tiny holding?" Chara argued.

"I can't tell you yet my Darling, you must trust with me his training." Lord Latrell said.

His tone around the women of the household was more humble and kind, but I knew he was only trying to show her where I was for brownie points. I wonder if the humming only affects people like myself?

"I don't condone violence like this to teach…isn't there anything else you can do?" Chara questions in a soft voice.

"Chara!" I shout.

Facing me she became speechless, I could see how hopeless she looked seeing me caged up.

"I am worried about you…you are all I have left now!" Chara said.

"I know…please endure this so I can protect us both," I ask her.

"So you are submitting to Saniya's wishes then?" Chara replies forlornly.

She fidgets with her apron bringing it up to her face nearly in tears, she tries her best to not look away, but clearly shows how upset she is with this whole thing.

"Lord Latrell…can I have a moment with Chara please?" I request.

He says nothing more, handing Chara a small key, she opens the cell door. She runs into my arms, I hold her tightly.

"It will be okay Chara…" I reply, rubbing her back.

"So you two are dating…that's why you didn't respond to my love!" Lord Latrell said with fury.

"I already told you, hopeless romantic!" Chara argues.

I could hear his teeth smash together, his knuckles cracking and popping under the pressure of him balling his hands into a fist.

He was smoldering in anger provoked by our small scene together, Lord Latrell snatches Chara up by the shoulder pushing me on my back. She screams being hauled away from the cell, he slams it hard; taking the key from her clenched palm.

"Christian!" Chara wails my name.

Locking it and throwing the key across the room fuming, glancing to the side I could see the key being retrieved by delicate slender fingers.

"Chara!" I shout, "Don't you dare do anything, you dirty old man!"

"You can rot there Christian!" He yells back.

Pulling the chain taut I try to grab the bars, but I am too far to reach. A laugh could be heard echoing off the basement walls.

The red muddied boots are the first thing I see before the rest of Katherine steps out, placing her fingers making a 'V' symbol with her fingers sticking her tongue between it.

"I don't have time for you Katherine!" I quarrel.

"Oh…you have plenty of time for me…" Katherine says.

She pries the door open with the key dropping it outside of the door pushing me back against the wall. Interlocking her fingers with mine I make an effort to retract myself from her attention.

Katherine carried a tremendous strength I could not comprehend, I was planted to the spot restrained. She brushed her lips against mine, gathering her hands around my waist.

I thrust her away propelling forward, Katherine catches me by the stomach shoving backward once again. I furrow my brow in the displeasure of appearance.

"Katherine, I need to go after Chara please!" I beg.

"Once that man set sights on a woman he never gives up…" She states.

"And you allow it?" I ask.

"Of course…do you know why those women are here?"

"N-no…" I answer.

"Because he willed it, they now love him with all their heart…" Katherine explains.

"So they were never willfully in the first place! Chara!" I shout.

"It was a mistake for her to come, but she will soon be a part of the clan." She declares.

"No…she has been through enough!"

"Looks like no training for you, but you can give me all of you Christian…"

"I came here hoping to improve myself! If you can not help me then let me go!" I urged her.

"Hmmm…" She says, "What if we make a deal?"

"A deal?" I ask.

"I can't be here all the time, but I saw the master train many assistants," Katherine affirms.

"Katherine, you will teach me then!" I called out in excitement.

"Shhh…not so loud, but I demand your blood…I demand your body please."

"F-fine!" I agree, "Get me strong enough to break my cage!"

"Katherine! Katherine, are you down here?" Someone announces from the staircase.

"I am here with the new in-mate!" Katherine responds.

"Oh eww, he is so gross Katherine. Master is so much cuter…" She says.

"You need a better taste in men, you sweet summer child…" Katherine spouts.

She moves away from me, picking the key back up and locking the door with care, dropping the key down the top of her blouse. Winking at me.

"Yeah right!" The other girl mutters.

I watch Katherine stroll back up the steps, I collapse on the hard ground on my butt looking around. Looking at the leaky pipe I acknowledge that it was meant to keep me miserable as a tactic.

Pretty sure I saw it from a movie where they make the cell unlivable, I also don't know how long I will be able to find this tolerable. For a second I thought Katherine was insane like the rest…turns out she is basically keeping Lord Latrell's circus in check.

Hence why she carries the horsewhip, I am more than sure there is more to her than just her bloodlust or her need to dominate and control.

Perhaps…she can come with us if we can all find a way out.