"Yes sir" it was barely a whisper.What did you say Joyce?" I said Yes Sir".I heard the patter of feet coming from the kitchen. "Joyce are you mocking ...e"?"No sir" she was looking down at the floor."Look at me Joyce" She looked up at me."Stand there, spread your legs and interlock your fingers behind your head". And she did just that. "Do you think this is some game that you can just try"?"No sir, I have been a slave before Sir. I understand the rules Sir" Who were you a slave to Joyce"?"My ex. " I replied."Got it boss," he said.Once Jerrod had gone, I did all the things I needed to do so that I could fake eating dinner. After all that, I dressed in a my jeans and a clean baggy tee shirt. It was almost a uniform for me on the ship.We managed to get through the buffet line and to a table for four without having to speak to anyone. The pretty boys didn't find us, which was a good thing. I had them still going all over the ship observing and more important being seen on the surveillance. Her father had been in that group. He was the head of the Order of the Guardian, the Kings most trusted warriors. It was an honor to watch them head off to war. She had felt pride to know her family was taking part in such a noble cause. Protecting their home! A daughter could be no prouder than she had been at that moment. They all looked so charming in their armor and atop their horses, she could not wait to celebrate their return.And then reality hit. It hit her like a four horse-drawn. She knew he wouldn’t share those pics. He was a jealous guy to begin with so there was no way he’d share them. She didn’t have time to ask him if he was pranking her. She’d just need to deal with this after school. She rushed off to class worrying less about the lecture and more about getting home quickly.“Are you sure you don’t want to come with us?” Jake offered one more time as he pulled up to her house.“No, I think I want to do some extra studying for finals.” She smiled her lie and held.