Samantha POV The ball starts at four in the afternoon which gives me just enough time to get ready. Kaleb and I spent the morning touring the castle and surrounding and surrounding woods. The castle had more than 800 rooms so we did not get to see all of them. The ground was another story. There was a flower garden that the king has planted for his wife when they just met. It is so sweet and romantic. Once you go through the flower garden you walk into the maze. That is where we got lost. Kaleb had to call someone to come and get us. I thought it was funny, but Kaleb was not amused. He has been in a mood since we got back. I jump into the shower. I do the whole nine yards. This is the problem with beauty standards in this day and age. Men expect us to look our absolute best, but they do not understand the work that goes into it. We have to wash and do our hair. We need to shave almost every inch of our bodies. And that isn't even the worst part. We need to use our faces as colorin

Samantha POV (ONE YEAR LATER) It has been a year since I was bought by Kaleb. Kaleb and I have become so close, almost like we are family. Tonight is the coming-of-age ritual for a lot of werewolves. Packs come together so that werewolves that turn twenty-one that year can find their mate. All the single werewolves get together at this party. If you are already mated you are not allowed to attend. Kaleb has to attend since he is a non-mated wolf. I told Kaleb that I will wait for him at home. There is no way I want to attend a mating bond between wolves. Kaleb told me that once they meet their mate their wolves cannot be contained anymore. Their wolves will take the female right then and there. The wolves don't worry about who is there to see them. Now I am sitting here at home waiting for Kaleb to come back home. This party can range from one day to a week. There was a knock on the door. I am thinking that it isn't Kaleb since he would have a key to open the door. I open the d

Samantha POV I walk around in my room. Just pacing back and forth. Kaleb told me this morning that he has to talk to me once he gets home. I am done with my daily tasks so now I am just waiting. Janet has been a pain in my ass the whole day. She bought herself a bell. Now every time she wants something she rings it.Since the mating ritual, I have been more paranoid. I hear the door open, so I make my way to the kitchen to start dishing up. What I found truly shocked me. Janet was standing in the kitchen with an apron on. The table was already set. There was candlelight in the middle. "My baby is home. I hope you liked the food that I cooked. I spent the whole afternoon in the hot kitchen." I crossed my arms over my chest and just stood there. I can't believe the gall of this woman. I don't think she has ever picked up a utensil in her life. Kaleb kissed her on the cheek and went to sit at the table. Once his back was turned towards her, she gave a smile. You can see on her face t

Samantha POV I am standing in a big foyer waiting. I look at the paintings on the wall. They look old and worn. There is a marble statue of the woman that has just left the space. I look towards the stairs when I hear footsteps coming toward me. The lady looks young, around my age if I should guess. She has a business suit on. She looked so elegant. "Hi, my name is Emilee. I will be your roommate during your stay here. We will need you to hand over all your personal items that linked you to your previous life, including your phone. Please hand it over to Master Jackson." She pointed toward the big burly man next to me.I start rummaging through my bag for my cellphone. This is the only thing that I have. I decided to give Kaleb back his bank card when I left. I think by now he has found it in my room with the note. Once I was done, Emilee motioned for me to follow her. I took my luggage from Master Jackson. I was halfway up the stairs when I turned around and look back. Master Jack

Samantha POV Lady Leila has opened up the gates only for today. We had to pack our things so that we can be ready if someone buys us today. We are going to the local slave school to be a part of their auction. We are not going to walk the stage like we did the first time. We are going to sit in a room and wait. If a buyer is interested they will come to us in the room talk to us for a bit and then write down their price on our door. When the night is done we go to the highest bidder. It sounds so complicated. I wish we could have gone through the same routine as the previous time. Now I am sitting here waiting for the next person to come by. I have already seen seven potential buyers. All creepy older guys. The door opens up and my heart stopped. It is the same guy from the King's party. "O, dear. What do we have here? Just you and me. Did your master realize you are no good?" "What do you want?" I press myself against the wall. If he kills me here no one will even know. "I