Valentine came back around ten am the next day and just like that the girls changed back to the mind controlled slaves. "Miss stone were there any issues while I was gone?" He asked me seriously his eyes narrowing onto me some. "None whatsoever at all. They were all well behaved girls." I said smiling at him. "Well now that is a first! But nothing to worry about at all. Now then girls stay here will I talk with Miss stone elsewhere. " valentine said guiding me out of the place and into the village once more. "Tell me Miss stone do you have any family at all?" He asked me out of the blue.

"Yes I have family who doesn't?" I asked him jokingly. "Yes well Miss stone? If you were to disappear would they miss you." He asked me in all seriousness.

"Of course they'd miss me." I said making him give me this off look. "Would they? Truly? Would they truly miss you?"

"Yes. Yes they would miss me." I said softly to him almost starting to doubt my own self at the moment.

"You so sure of this?" He asked me softly.

"Yes I'm sure of this. My family would miss me if I disappeared!" I snapped to him almost angrily. "I think they'd just miss what you can do."

"What….." I said softly. "Simply that they only wanted you for your cleaning and possible cooking abilities like you've mentioned before. "

"No that's not true…."

"It is true why else would your parents send you out here to the alps with me?"

"No...no...they love me. They do." I said making valentine give me this look. "Do they? I called them before getting to camp offering them to take you back with them."

"And what did they say?" I asked playing the role of a nervous child."That they'd rather keep you here with me." He said simply making me shake my head no at him.

"I'm afraid it's true Miss stone. They never wanted you in the first place. But me darling. Oh you are like the daughter I could only wish to have." He said gently placing his hand on my shoulder. "I promise that whatever you most desire you will have. I just need you to bow your loyalty to me and to only me." He said firmly to me. "Vow all my loyalty to you and only you?"

"Yes it's quite simple like that." He said softly making me look at him sadly.

"I don't know if I can do that…."

"What do you have to loose! I told you your parents aren't ever coming back here for you! Neither is any sibling you have! Your family gave you yo ,because you are clearly different than them!" He snapped at me angrily his fists clenched. I backed away from him actually afraid of what he might or might not do to me . "I won't hit you darling. I'm no monster. But I need you to swear your loyalty to me and only me. " he said softly making me gnaw on my lip some.

"I want to..but I'm scared to." I admitted softly rubbing my arms some. "Hey now I won't hurt ya darling. Your practically my little girl just swear your loyalty and we can call this a day." He said to me. "I'm sorry but as much as you are kind and you haven't done a thing to hurt me at all ,but I can't do that. I just can't. I don't trust people all that easily. Been used far too many times."

He smiled some nodding his head. "Completely understandable but I won't use you darling. No no your far to valuable to me."

"I...I am?"'I asked him gently. "Course you are." He said smiling at me. "Can't do much without you darling. Now I'm going to head Back to camp and I'll meet you back there in a few." He said walking back down the path we came from.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see someone escort standing there. "they will be here come, eleven pm. Be ready." He said firmly to me before he walked off.

I really didn't want to go back to the camp at all. He was just gonna try to convince me that all I need is him and that he won't ever hurt me at all yada yada yada.

"Ah Miss stone we were starting to get worried about you. " valentine said simply to me smiling at me as I got back to the tent around ten fifty pm.

"She's nice to us Mr. V." "We like her don't kill her too…." another said sadly rushing over to me and hugging me semi tight. "Say you'll stay. Promise you'll stay with us Miss stone." She added.

"Yeah promise." "And promise your loyalty to Mr. V." "Yeah promise it!" They all said in unison. I sighed some gnawing on my bottom lip. I can't promise that at all which is bad.

"Come on just promise!"

"I can't do that." I said shaking my head. "Oh Miss stone I didn't want to have to do this at all." Valentine said shaking his head at me. Before I could react something was shot into my arm making me cry out in pain. Then everything became extremely blurring and could hear him talking to the girls about something then I was out.