Sonette wakes up to the doors being slammed open. She saw Grace, Jules and Aleena. Sonette sits up and saw Amy, Sonic, Manic, Sonia and Shadow were still with her.
"Mother, you woke Sonette up." Amy whines.
"Sorry dear." Grace said walking over and Sonette yawns.
"Well at least she got an hour sleep." Manic said and Sonette smiles.
"Did you take care of father?" Amy asks and Grace sighs.
"I don't know what to think about your father at the moment, he said it was just a meeting." Grace replies and Sonette sighs.
"What is it Sonette?" Sonic asks.
"I truly think this was just a meeting, Mr James and Mr Ryan didn't want to take me. If they did they would have done it by now. No, they didn't want to take me back." Sonette explains. "Plus Mr James said it himself, he said it was meant to be a simple meeting and now it turn into a drag. Mr James was never good when it came to meetings and stuff like that." Sonette adds and Amy sighs.
"I see." Aleena said and Sonette sighs. She didn't understand what was going on. Sonette got up, bows and walks off, wanting to be alone to think.
"Sonette!" she heard Amy call. Sonette ran into Fire, April and Rose who looks at her worried.
"Thanks goodness." April said, giving Sonette a hug and Sonette smiles. "We saw James and Ryan and we got worried." April tells her.
"I'm fine, just a meeting." Sonette said.
"Come on." Rose said and they head off. Sonette looks back to see Amy with Sonic and Manic. Sonette sighs as she face forward and kept walking.
"Sonette!" I heard a voice call so I stop to see it was Ryan.
"Mr Ryan." Sonette said walking over. Fire sighs, but he kept walking with Rose and April close behind him.
"I hope you haven't gotten in too much trouble because of this." Ryan said.
"No sir. I'm a little worried about you and Mr James though." Sonette explains.
"Why is that?" Ryan asks.
"Because I would hate to think you get in trouble over a simple misunderstanding sir." Sonette replies.
"Well now that the meeting fail we have to wait till tomorrow to have it so… we're staying for the night. I don't think the others know yet." Ryan explains.
"I see, if there is anything I can do, let me know sir." Sonette tells him and Ryan smiles.
"Go on, I'm sure you have work to do." Ryan tells her and Sonette bows, then runs off. She saw Fire, April and Rose waiting with Teagan.
"Are you okay?" Teagan asks as Sonette walks over and Sonette nods.
"I'm fine." Sonette replies.
"What did he want?" Fire asks.
"Mr James and Mr Ryan are staying the night since their meeting with Mr Rose failed and he must not have any free time today so that have to wait tomorrow. He also wanted to know if I got in trouble because of all this." Sonette replies and Fire sighs.
"Stay close to me, okay." Fire tells her.
"Sonette!" Amy shouts as she runs over with Sonia, Sonic, Manic and Shadow.
"Miss Rose." Sonette said bowing. "What is it?" Sonette asks worried.
"James and Ryan are staying the night." Amy replies.
"I know, Mr Ryan told me himself. They have to wait till tomorrow to have a meeting with your father since today they were interrupted by everyone." Sonette explains and Amy sighs.
"Stay away from them." Amy tells her and Sonette sighs.
"What is it?" Sonic asks.
"Mr James may be ruthless and heartless but Mr Ryan isn't that bad of a guy. Sure he can be strike and mean, but besides that he does care." Sonette replies.
"Yeah right." Manic said and Sonette sighs.
"When Mr James was hurting me and it got too bad that my body couldn't handle anymore, Mr Ryan made him back off. Even putting a single bed in his room for me so I can recover some place safe. Mr Ryan has only bashed me when I did something wrong, that's it and he has even saved me a couple of times. He isn't that bad of a guy." Sonette explains and Amy looks at her worried. "I should go, I have work to do Miss Rose." Sonette then said.
"Of course, go." Amy said and Sonette walks off with Fire, Rose and April. Then Teagan runs over and Sonette smiles.
"Lord Shadow said I should stay with you." Teagan tells her. Sonette smiles as she remembers Ryan saving her from James.
A 15 year old Sonette is lying on the cold stone floor, broke, bruised and beaten. James was standing over her, not done with his punishment.
"Mr James, please." Sonette whispers, barely able to talk at all. James hits her and Sonette cries out in pain. "Mr James!" Sonette cries. She doesn't know what she did wrong. James goes to hit her and Sonette close her eyes, whimpering in fear but when she didn't feel the hit, she open her eyes to see Ryan standing over her, catching James punch just in time.
"Mr Ryan." Sonette whispers.
"And what are you doing James!?" Ryan asks with anger in his voice. James pulls his hand free and walks back.
"She has forgotten her place." James said and Ryan shakes his head.
"Get out of here!" Ryan shouts and James walks off. Sonette saw Arthur with a couple of the female slaves. Sonette looks at Ryan who kneels next to her, scanning her. "Damnit, James really did a number on you." Ryan said.
"I don't know what I did wrong but I won't do it again, I promise." Sonette whispers.
"Kira!" Ryan shouts and a female chipmunk runs over. Kira was the medic and looks after the slave. To make sure they are physically ready to be sold and is there when a mother is having their child.
"This doesn't look good." Kira said. "You need to keep her close if you want her to recover and to sell her again. No one is going to buy her while she is like this. With her being rich blood, she needs to be at full recovery." Kira explains.
"Of course." Ryan said and Kira sighs. "Arthur!" Rayan shouts and Arthur runs over, the bows.
"Mr Ryan." Arthur said.
"Place Sonette's bed in my room. I don't trust James so Sonette needs to stay close to me, even at night." Ryan tells him and Arthur nods.
"As you wish sir." Arthur said walking off.
"Good idea, I know how much James loves having his fun with her." Kira said and Ryan sighs.
"I didn't think he would do this again, not after last time. He was so close to killing her." Ryan admits.
"Plus she is recovering from child birth." Kira adds and Sonette sighs, she had a little girl to James five weeks ago. Ryan sighs as he looks at Sonette.
"Right." Ryan said and sighs. Sonette close her eyes and sighs.
"That's right, rest." Kira tells her, placing her hand on Sonette's cheek and Sonette nods.
Sonette smiles, Ryan did keep her close from that day and made sure James didn't attack her while he slept. As the night went on, Sonette did what she could around the place. She could feel eyes on her at all times but she didn't care. She ignored them as best she could. By night, everyone was getting into bed. She wanted to check on Ryan. She hasn't seen him in the afternoon. She was worried a bit. She came to his room and knocks on it. Ryan opens the door and smiles.
"Sonette." Ryan said and Sonette bows.
"Mr Ryan, I came to check on you." Sonette said.
"Really?" Ryan said a little surprise.
"Yes, unlike Mr James you had times where you truly cared about what happened to me and the other slaves. That's why we liked you the most." Sonette tells him and Ryan smiles.
"Come in." Ryan said walking back and Sonette walks in, knowing deep down she shouldn't have. Ryan close the door and Sonette turns to face him. "You know, James always talks about you." Ryan tells her and Sonette sighs.
"I have an idea what he talks about." Sonette whispers and Ryan chuckles. "My back is a little sore so go gentle." Sonette pleads and Ryan smiles, then nods. Sonette walks to the bed and turns around to face Ryan.
"You know what I am asking for." Ryan said walking over and Sonette takes her dress off. Ryan smiles. "Oh you do, I promise I'll be gentle." Ryan said and Sonette nods. She knows she will regret this but Ryan has never forces Sonette to sleep with him so she doesn't mind.