1378

Curiosity killed the Fey...

* * *

"I dreamed a dream in time gone by," Hailey sung under her breath as she scrubbed the floor. "When hope was high and life worth living."

She pulled at the leather slave collar around her neck. No matter how she moved her head, it always seemed to dig into her chin or collarbone. She considered trying to get it off again, but didn't want to be caught trying.

Again.

"I dreamed that love would never die," She continued singing quietly. "I dreamed that God would be forgiving."

Bracing herself, she plunged the rag into the ice cold water to rinse it out. She winced, then started on the next section of floor. "Then I was young and unafraid, and dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid, no song unsung, no wine untasted."

Hailey felt a few tears collect at the corners of her eyes. This wasn't how her life was supposed to turn out. She was supposed to be at college, or starting her career, or maybe marrying and settling down. Anywhe