Austin pulled the heavy rake through the dirt and ran his arm across his forehead, he had been working hard all morning and finally finished the job, even though it was late in the afternoon, it was time for lunch. He stashed the rake and make his way to the kitchen, he was about to cross the courtyard when he found his master sitting with Feris the overseer. It wouldn't be proper for him to cross so he waited in the shadows for them to leave.
"How was Miss Ryan's arrival?"
"Went better than I expected. Though she'll need to be assigned a personal slave. Can you take care of that for me? I don't care any more than she does. Anyone Feris, so long as they're well mannered."
"Of course sir."
Nate stood and walked a ways across the lawn before turning back,
"Oh, and she's not to be disturbed until this evening."
Feris remained seated. Another chore for another rich person, how he despised them all. Austin made his way across the courtyard again, eager to get to the kitchen,
"Slave."
Feris called to the boy as soon as he saw the muscular figure walk into the sunlight yard.
"Sir?"
Austin stopped to address his superior.
"Name age and status."
"Austin sir, 17 and outdoor work, typically landscaping."
"Not anymore. As of now you will be the personal slave of Mistress Parker Ryan. Go find Colin, probably in the kitchen. He will tell you what to do. You will not approach your mistress until this evening, dismissed."
Austin;s eyes grew wide, him? A personal slave? He didn't know how to behave correctly, or how much harsher the beatings would be, but what he'd heard wasn't good. Still, he nodded at the man and began towards the kitchen.
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Alone
FantasyFor Parker Ryan life was great, traveling the world with her rich dad, defying the norms of society until the unthinkable happens. After one plane crash Parker's life is turned upsidedown, and she doesn't want to live anymore. She and her father h...
