Slave First

Chapter 4: Made New cont.

Codey's POV

I can't stop thinking about the infant twins. Why does master Danna want to murder infants? I am used to killing adults, but this is the first time I have to kill children. I thought I had no humanity left but it seems I still do. My heart is shattering at ending these children's lives. But I gave the collar, a sign of accepting the mission and following every command of the task. Although master Annakin had said I had a week during the birthday dinner, his father said I have until Monday. I have just this weekend to kill these two families. It's the children that get to my heart.

I'm also in this turmoil in my heart because master Annakin gave me a hug. I do not understand why he did that. He has never hugged me. Only master Rey when we were kids. The first night I came back from my first mission he had been crying for me. He refused to sleep until I cuddled in bed with him and we both fell asleep. From that day he would hug me. Until his father put a stop to it, trying to teach him to treat me as a servant of the house. So master Rey would hug me in secret from then. But it stopped as he grew older and learned or the darkness of the underworld.

Our last hug was at his first murder. He had been broken emotionally and mentally by the act of taking a life even though the man was sent to kidnap and kill him if master Danna refused to pay the ransom. I was sent to retrieve master Rey, with the instructions to kill everyone except one man, possibly the leader. For master Rey to shoot. Those were my orders. It took master Rey a while to pull the trigger on the man. He was pleading for his life, begging master Rey to spare him as he had young daughters, painting a sorrowful tale to appeal to master Rey and my heart. But my heart was not going to forgive him for placing my young master's life in danger. I cared deeply for my young masters and anyone who threatens the will die by my hand. But master Rey felt this man's pain, thinking about the future orphaned daughters.

"Master Rey" I said, approaching my trembling young master, grabbing hold of his shaky arm, wrapping my other arm around his waist to offer comfort and safety in this horrible situation my young master has found himself in. "Breathe slowly master" "Please... please I beg you don't kill me!" "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I screamed at the pathetic man and returned my focus to my young master. "Breathe master Rey, that's it, in... and out... again with me..." when I felt him tremble less and less, I returned my focus to our scenario.

"If you can't shoot him..." I tighten my hold over his hand with the gun and continue "I will shoot him for you" guiding his arm to aim directly at the man's head. "Aim here, it will be over quickly" Master Rey's lips quiver in despair. "I can do it for you master and no one will know"

"Dad will know." He sniffles. "Dad will know and punish me and kill you. So I must kill him"

"I'm here with you young master. You're not alone. And I will be with you when you are done. I can hold your arm steady, or I can squeeze your trigger finger. Anything you desire to help you through this, I'm here. Command me"

After a moment of sobbing, the man started to have hope that my master might show mercy. "Just hold my arm steady" my master whispered. I obey. He squeezed his eyes closed and squeezed the trigger. The bullet goes straight through the man's head, and my master starts trembling again, his legs losing strength as he opens his eyes to see the man fall flat on his face, blood pooling mercilessly out his head. I hold my master tighter around his waist with both arms, turning him to face me as I hold him tight in a hug like we always did when we weee young. "You did well young master. Your father and brothers will be proud of you. I am proud of you. I know normal people will not understand this but you and I and your family we understand this all. Right, master?" He just nods as he continues to sob in my arms. I squeezed him tight in my embrace and stroked his blonde curly hair. "You did good master Rey. Let's get outta here before more men come." That was the last time we hugged. The last time I ever hugged. The last time master Rey hugged me.