"Milady, it is time to wake up." I hear Sebastian's voice while at the same time I feel the sunlight hitting my eyes, causing me to squint my eyes before opening them. "How did you sleep, Milady?" He asks me. 

"I slept fine..." I say tiredly.

"Very good. Please allow me to change your bandages, if you would." Sebastian walks over to me as I sit up from the bed. I nod my head, telling him that he has permission. 

He gently removes my night clothes and removes the bandages. My injures are the same as yesterday. I know wounds don't heal entire over night. So it's going to take some time. 

Sebastian changes the bandages as his eyes are closed most of the time. His touch is very gentle and he's carefully putting new bandages on me, making sure they are not tightly wrapped around my body. 

After changing my bandages, Sebastian dresses me in a black long-sleeve dress with a bow on the collar, black stockings, and black dress shoes. 

After Sebastian is doe dressing me, he takes me downstairs and into the dining room where Ciel is already eating breakfast. Sebastian helps me sit at the table and sets a plate of food in front of me. 

"Good morning, Jane. Did you sleep well?" Ciel asks me. 

"I did... Thank you." I nod my head and began eating my breakfast. 

"Jane, I would like you to tell me what happened in the black market and how you ended up there, please." When Ciel tells me this, I look at him with a look of surprise. I wanted to ask why, but since I'm living with him, I have to bey 

"Okay..." I start off and place my fork down. "I've been in the black market ever since I was 5 years old. My parents sold me to the black marketers because it was clear that they didn't want a child. I was confused on where they were taking me first because I've never seen a building so tall and dark before. 

My parents always complained about me crying whenever I got hurt in the house, and they would beat me just to shut me up. When they sold me, right away I was stripped out of my clothes and placed in messy ones to symbolize that I now belong to the black market. 

When I first arrived there, I was scared and all I could do was cry. I wanted to be with my parents, but they wouldn't take me back. My first master was an old, overweight man. He had servants of his own and it was just him. I became a pet to him. Doing things that he wanted. 

As a child, I was scared and the things he did to me hurt. I struggled a lot, which angered him and he would beat on me. I lived with my first master for 2 months before he took me back to the market

When I returned, I was punished for misbehaving. They branded, whipped, and cut me and told me to behave. Growing up, they fed us like pigs and they didn't separate us by gender. They kept us all in one room. Sometimes, they would take one or two of us to another room kown as the special room. 

I was selected many times to go into the special room where they had did whatever they wanted. They even drugged us for different occasions. I wanted so badly to escape, so I misbehaved a lot, not knowing the rules. 

I was punished for many things and I never got use to it. My 2nd master was a couple. They had servants too, but they kept me as a pet. Like a dog. Crawling on all fours, walking around the house naked, eating out of bowls and eating dog food, and sleeping outside in hot and cold weathers. 

They took me back because I was fragile and weak. I couldn't stand on my own two feet because I had gotten sick. When I was taken back to the market, I was punished again and barely brought back to health. 

My 3rd master was a woman who was a prostitute. She would invite many men over to have sex with, and some of her guest would come to my room and rape me. Some would take turns while others watched. My Mistress would drug me to have me in the mood. 

One night I scratched a man's eye because they were being too rough with me, which angered my mistress. She beat me and broke one of my ribs before taking me back. When I was brought back, I was punished once more and brought to the special room. 

My 4th master was a foster parent and had a 2nd wife. It was nice, but the other kids didn't like me that much. They bullied me a lot and blamed me for a lot of things. I wasn't punished at that house, but I was brought back for being a 'troublemaker'. 

I would go on about my masters and mistresses, but I rather not go into much detail. I had a total of 10 masters and mistresses and each one was worse than the last one. My last master, the one you met the other day, was a wealthy man, but also a drunk man. 

He was always drinking and his wife didn't seem to care. Both of them were toxic. When I was brought back to the market yesterday, the marketers cut and slashes my thighs, branded my back 3 times, and dragged a knife across my chest.

I'm 13 now, so I've been a slave for 8 years..." When I was finished, Ciel looked at me with shock and as did Sebastian. 

"That's why you were asking what your position was when you entered the manor. You're use to performing different roles whenever somebody buys you." Sebastian assumes correctly. 

"Well, as I said, Jane," Ciel looks at me. "You don't have a position in this house as long as you live here. You are a free person, which means you can do whatever you like. The reason why I asked you about the black market is because I'm going to have it shut down and everyone who works there arrested." 

"What?!" My eyes widen. 

"Every slave there will be freed and put in proper care." Which means James is going to be okay... He's finally going to be free! Everyone is going to be free from the black market! "Which reminds me. Speaking of your previous master, he was found dead in his house today." 

"Huh?" I blink in confusion. Master is dead? 

"Richard Williams and Mary Williams were found dead in their house. Richard was found with two gash wounds. One in his throat and another on his head. Mary was found dismembered in the living room. Her head, arms, hands, and legs were separated from her body." 

"How awful..." I frown. I don't feel bad that they're dead, but for someone to do something like that must have held a grudge against them. 

"I'll be in town today looking into this matter. You can come with me if you like, but I prefer if you stay here and rest. You are still in the process of healing. But, the choice is yours, Jane." Ciel tells me. 

"I would like to stay here, if you don't mind..." I say in a whisper. 

"Very well. I'll have the servants keep an eye on you. If you need anything, call for one of them." 

"Okay." I nod my head. Ciel leaves the table and I continue to eat. Later, him and Sebastian leave, leaving me in the mansion with the servants. 

I head back to my room and lie in bed, staring at the ceiling. I lean down over the bed and look underneath the bed to see the axe still there. My eyes stare at the weapon long and hard before I lie back down on the bed. 

"1 down... 9 to go..." 

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