Alvize's Pet: What is Mine , Is Mine

ly make out the shape of metal bars in front of her. She blinked once, then twice before pushing her torso up f

walls made of stone, metal bars for the fourth wall, and a single-window with metal bars that preve

her, she noticed light spilling through the bars fro

When she found a door, she pulled and pushed as

hing she could recall was hurrying back home only to r

r hearing a response or not. She wanted to know where she was and why they brough

y making Zina jump in surprise. She had not expected another p

of the room where the frame of

nd her dress wet, yet neat. In contrast, this woman's entire appearance could only be described as ragged, the col

re no one else was here before turn

misunderstand-" The woman's sudden and

since someone addresse

r. It had been a long time since the woman had company. The last one

your nam

...but most

ed to the room i

belongs to the slave establishment. You are in one o

ed upon he

ld she be in the slave establishment? Did her kidn

ly sold for money as a trade. It was one of the easiest and quickest means to make money. Though it would not make one rich

er, and now that Zina's eyes had adjusted to the

of us aren't, but people can't be trusted. Going by

get that wretched

thout warning, she was a better spirit than the rest who entered this place. Either the girl was a shel

as supposed to buy a sack of vegetables from my family but because he was lat

of yours didn't return even after a good time had passe

discerned the blatantly b

uncommon. Congratulations! You were sold by your relati

relatives who had taken her in after her mother had passed away. "It was that man J

? It was always the young ones who cried and wailed. Screaming for the same people who had sold them of

lly, of this, Gennie was certain. She would not waste her breath explaining

er and sat next to her, "Is th

nd holding her stomach and the other covering her eyes, a good ten seconds had passed before she could regain control of

f I knew a way to leave, I would not still be

e. She pressed her lips into a thin line and gave Ge

rd at the little girl bef

have an entrance? This one has a single door where they bring slav

This was the same thing as

the name of this place: the slave establishment-a place of slaves. Sla

back faced her as she slept on the cold, hard ground without a

wn, so her aunt had taken her in to fill that void in their life which was why Zina refused to entertain the thought that they had sol

t a naive,

being the wiser. More importantly, she was usually very good at reading people. Due to her limited options for entertainmen

wary of Joseph before he even grabbed

o the slave establishment so that they could obtain a good amount of silv

n for it?! Why di

the opposite

getables they harvested. She was always there with at least one of them. The walls wer

ver worth more t

slowly came down as sadnes

was so far up, she would be unable to reach it even if she stood on

and missed her dearly. Her mo

Zina shed countless tears, wailing the entire time. Remembering now brought te

heartless father had left them one da

ile staring off into space, she heard a scream outside. Sta

towards the iron bars

patchy, orange in color. Red films from the bar of rods that l

. It was a shrill, painful cry that made her extremely uncomfortable. The

lying on her back with her hands resting on top of her stomach. She frowne

ask in a whisper, "Wha

e darkness. Based on the visibility of the night sky and the fact that no one had walked by to check

the woman's voice was solemn as a dispirited sigh left her lips. "You cannot imagine the things that go on in here...the slave traders here are much worse than those who brought us here. What you are hearing right now is a normal, daily thing. There is

pen if I get caught?" She held her breath waiting for Gennie to answer. The screams t

t had never entered your

were in control, was a legal and thriving business. The entire industry

rious black witches, rightfully so. They usually kidnapped men,

raded her, Zina had decided she

pe, and she wo