Negotiations

They were left alone all day, which was a relief to Ander. Soldiers came by with food and the cream that they applied to each other, sighing with relief as the healing balm immediately soothed their soreness. In the afternoon, the vid screen flicked on, showing them the news for the second time since they'd been captured.

The excitement coming off the screen, from the reporters, as well as Maureen and Vincent, was palpable and it made Ander feel sick to his stomach, even as anger rose in his chest. They confirmed that Ella and Ander had been taken by Fox, and had glossed over exactly what had happened during the orgy, describing it in vague terms meant to tantalize. The way the Lunar Station worked, someone would end up paying them for a more detailed description that wouldn't appear in interviews but would be disseminated throughout the population.

Sheep, all