The indoor pool room at the spa was glorious. The room was white and decorated with small spotlights and white greek pillars. In the middle was the turquoise pool, with a waterfall flowing into it at one end. The pool was surrounded by white leather sunbeds with small glass end tables between them. A member of staff placed down some towels for us, reserving five sunbeds.

Phoenix was first to sit down, taking off her bathrobe and putting her feet up. In her bikini, the small bump was far more obvious and you could almost see where the baby was leaning.

'My first grandchild!' Karla squealed, gently patting Phee's belly and sitting beside her. We all followed the cue, taking off our bathrobes and relaxing.

'Actually, I think I'll go for a swim.' I told the girls, tying up my blonde girls with the hairtie from around my wrist.

'I'll join you.' Crystal smiled. 'I've not been walking much since living in NYC. The subway is just too easy.'

I nodded in agreement. 'That makes sense. I'll have the same problem now I have my car.'

We slid into the pool and swam up to the waterfall end. Crystal swam under the waterfall, disappearing to the other side. I followed suite. I found her sat on an underwater bench in the dimly-lit cove.

'I miss Venice.' Crystal sighed as I sat down beside her. 'New York is lovely, but I miss the history and the masks and the traditional fashion.'

'Venice is beautiful.' I agreed. 'Have you spoken to Xav about this?'

'How can I? He's so happy with his job, I couldn't bare to upset him. I love him and we're happy together... I just miss home.'

I smiled. I had never really felt that way about any place. To me, home was wherever Zed was.

'You should speak to him about it. Maybe he'd let you go and visit or something? You shouldn't be left feeling homesick, you gave up a lot for him.'

'I guess that's all part of being a soulfinder.' She sighed. 'It has its ups and downs, doesn't it?'

'As does everything.' I replied, looking at the blurred image the water in front of us was creating.

'We aren't going to let anything happen to you. You do know that, don't you?' She squeezed my arm reassuringly.

'I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. I'd never forgive myself.'

'And no one will. We're far too strong and powerful when we're altogether. There's thirteen of us.'

I laughed. 'That's an unlucky number.'

'For some, maybe. But thirteen savants against two... not to mention there are four pairs of soulfinders who are stronger when they are together. We make a pretty kick-ass team.'

'I guess you're right.' I smiled, letting my tension drain into the water.

'Now come on, I think you need a massage more than any of us right now!'

We split into two groups for our treatments, starting with a body massage. The masseuse had commented that I had a lot of knots, but I sighed as each of them was massaged away. After our first treatments, we headed off to afternoon tea by the pool as a group, before another swim.

'I might head for a sauna.' I said, getting out of the pool after I had swam a few lengths. 'Anyone want to join?'

'Sorry Sky, but it's not good for the baby.' Phee frowned. 'But if you're not back in twenty minutes, I'll send out a search party!'

'I'll hold you to that!' I laughed, I grabbed my robe and walked down the corridor to the sauna. I hung up my robe on the hook outside, before heading inside. I had the wooden benches to myself.

Hey beautiful, how's your day?

I smiled at the sound of Zed's voice. Absolutely wonderful. I feel so relaxed.

I'm glad, otherwise I was going to have to find another way to relax you later.

You're welcome to, I bit my lip at the thought.

Don't suppose you fancy heading home now then?

Nope. I'm in the Sauna and then I have a facial in an hour.

Are you... naked?

Nope, just in that blue bikini you like.

Damn it. I could tell he was frowning. Well I'd better get back to canoeing. Love you.

Love you too.

I laid back on the bench and relaxed my body completely. I hadn't even noticed that someone else had come in. The guy with shaggy blonde hair and dark eyes smiled as he sat down opposite me. That was when I noticed the door had been locked.

I stood up, to let myself out, subtly, but he moved in front of it, stopping me.

'Sorry, just realised I've been in here longer than I thought.' I lied.

'Don't worry gorgeous, a little bit longer won't hurt you.' He grinned at me with his perfect white teeth. 'I'm Robert by the way. I believe you know my brother Zack?'

My stomach flipped and I felt sick. The heat was starting to get to me and I felt dizzy, too, but I was determined not to pass out. I looked at him and noticed pink surrounding him; lust. Oh shit.

'Wow, you're even hotter than he said.' He smiled, perving on me. 'Quite petite but those legs and those breasts... not bad.'

'Please let me go.' I pleaded, still trying to get around him. 'I won't say anything about this.'

'But if you go, then I'll have to take your friends. One of them is pregnant, isn't she?'

My knees felt weak at the thought of him hurting my family.

'Fine. What do you want?' My voice came out croaky, my throat burning in the panic.

'You just need to calmly come with me. We'll get out of here and then your friends won't get hurt. If you scream or draw attention to us, then they're dead.' His voice sounded like venom.

'O...Okay.'

'And no telepathy. I'm not stupid.' He grabbed my wrists. 'Can you do that, sexy?'

I nodded, too afraid to say anything. 'Should I get my clothes?'

He laughed, bitterly, in my face. 'Now why would you need clothes when you look like that?'

He unlocked the door and I followed him out. I thought about screaming and running right then, or calling for Phee to stop time, but I knew it wouldn't protect them. I couldn't bear the thought of she or the baby being hurt, or Diamond, or Crystal or Karla...

I picked up my robe off the hook and tied it around me, quickly slipping on the spa's white slippers. 'Where are we going?'

'To the car park.' He replied, calmly, throwing on a hoodie and slipping on his flip-flops. 'Lead the way princess.'

I walked ahead of him, along the corridor and through reception.

'Miss, are you forgetting your clothes?' A member of staff called out as I passed them.

'Just going for a cigarette.' I replied, throwing him a fake smile.

He looked uncertain, but then decided to continue his work on the computer. I carried on into the car park, gravel getting into the slippers and scratching my feet. I flinched when I was sure that a piece had cut my foot.

'This way.' My arm was grabbed and diverted me towards a large white van. When we got there, he opened the door and threw me inside, climbing in after me. 'Let's go mate.'

And then we were off, with my life flashing before my eyes. Silently I prayed, please don't let them hurt my friends.

As the van noisily drove along, I wept in the back of it, with Robert watching me, the lust still surrounding him. I pulled the white robe tighter around myself in an attempt to cover up, though he could still see my recently waxed legs.

Sky, do I need to send out that search party? Phee's voice was a joke in my mind, but I knew I couldn't reply. Robert was watching me, wondering if I would try to contact her.

In my mind, I put up my thick walls, stronger than the Tower of London. He smiled, approving of my decision. I nibbled on my manicured nails with frustration, trying to keep the nausea at bay.

Eventually we reached our destination- wherever that was. I knew it must have been about two hours away, that's for sure. Robert grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the van. The air was sticky and humid, and it was starting to get dark. The area seemed completely derelict, other than a country mansion in front of us. It looked pretty rundown, as if it hadn't been cleaned or had work on it in about ten years.

The van driver drove off and I was dragged to the front door, which was unlocked.

'Welcome home sir.' A man greeted us as we walked inside. 'May I take her robe?'

'Please do.' He raised an eyebrow as I clutched the robe tightly to myself.

'Madam, I'm going to need to take that.'

'But I can't just walk around here in my bikini.' I replied, realising I was shaking.

'We all do darlin'' A woman in a gold bikini, in her early thirties, walked towards me. 'You won't be feeling left out at all. And the men love it.'

I shuddered, still clutching on to my robe. Then it was ripped off of me by Robert. I wrapped my arms around myself, in an attempt to cover up the skin I was revealing.

'He's like a tiger.' The woman giggled, fluttering her eyelashes. Robert tapped her bottom and she squealed with delight.

'Want one too?' He grinned at me, before squeezing my butt. I moved away from him, wincing when I trod on the cut on the bottom of my foot.

'This one's pretty.' The woman said, eyeing me up. 'Maybe the two of us could treat you.'

My stomach flipped again when I realised what she was referring too; a threesome.

'Maybe tomorrow.' Robert winked. 'Could you show Sky up to her room and introduce her to the rest of the girls?'

'Oh this is Sky. The one that got your family in all that trouble.'

'Yeah tell me about it. It's okay though, she'll pay her way. Some of the guys like them cute and innocent looking.'

The woman sighed. 'I wish I still looked like that. I'll show her to her bedroom. She gets the new fancy one, right?'

'That's right. That one was saved just for her.' He turned to me. 'I'll see you later, baby.'

The woman grabbed my hand and let me away, still clutching my body in defence. She led me up a stone staircase and along an old stone corridor, which would have been grand in its day. At the end of the corridor was a large sitting room, with red velour sofas. As we walked in, I noticed there were about ten other girls there. Some looked about my age, whereas others were a similar age to my 'tour guide.'

'Hey! It's a new girl!' They all chimed in excitement, jumping up and down. All of them were wearing little clothing, some in bikinis and some in lingerie. I felt like I was in the playboy mansion and it made me cringe. It was like some messed-up film. Except this was real, and they had 'clients'. Prostitutes. Whores. Were they here by choice like me?

'This is Sky.' The woman introduced me to them. 'This is Lily, Delicia, Margot, Dana, Ruby, Roxie, Madonna, Barbie, Paris, London and I'm Bella, the mumma of all you ladies.'

'Are those your real names?' I whispered, not sure what else to say.

'Mainly stage names, sweetheart.' Dana replied, fluttering her fake, long black eyelashes. 'Are you that savant girl they've been after?'

I nodded, the nausea returning.

'Oh they'll all be wanting you!' Margot smiled.

'Sorry, I feel like I'm going to throw up.' I said to Bella. 'Where's the bathroom?'

'You have your own. Let me show you your room.'

I followed her into a bedroom just along the corridor. There was a four-poster bed in the middle and it over-looked what must have been the valley in the day time. I ran off to the bathroom and, before I knew it, I was emptying out all of the lovely breakfast and lunch I had eaten that day.

I stayed leant against the bathroom wall for a while, sobbing, and then there was a knock at the door. It opened, and in crept Ruby, the girl with fiery red hair who didn't look much older than me.

'Are you okay?' She asked, closing the door behind her. She sank down onto the floor next to me, and passed me a baggy knitted jumper. 'Don't let them see that you have this.'

I pulled it over me and wrapped my arms around myself, enjoying the warmth. 'Thanks.'

'They did the same to me.' She whispered, tears in her eyes. 'Took me away from my family to repay a debt.'

'What did your family do?'

'We were poor.' She sighed, leaning her head against the wall. 'So dad begged the Kellys to lend them some money. Promised he'd pay it back once he got a new job. But dad didn't get another job. Mum got taken to Vegas to be a cleaner at a hotel, Dad had to be their new janitor and then they took me here.'

I looked over and noticed tears streaming down her cheeks. 'How long have you been here?'

'Just a few months.' She wiped a tear away. 'I went into hiding, thought I could get away, but I can't.'

'We'll get out of here.' I whispered, feeling uncertain.

'We will?'

'Well we're going to try. Are you a savant?'

She nodded, glumly. 'My power can make me invisible. Just not for long enough to get out of here.'

'I guess we'll have to work on that then.' I half-smiled at her.

'Do you believe in soulfinders?' She whispered, looking at me with hope.

'I've found mine.' I replied, smiling at the thought of Zed.

'Mom always told me about them. Dad's not her soulfinder, though. I never knew whether to believe her or not.'

'Well they're real.'

'How does it feel? Having one?'

'Amazing. Like you're whole. No one in the world could love you more.' I hugged myself, wishing it was Zed's arms I was in and not my own.

'Will he be looking for you?'

'Yes.' I replied. 'Though I'm hoping he won't come here.'