Chapter 140

I dropped to my knees beside his head and called his name several times. He didn’t rouse at all. My hand went instinctively to his chest. He had a heart beat and his warm breath moved past my arm.

I tugged futilely at the chain attaching him to the wall and it would not budge.

“Master Kein, wake up,” I whispered urgently in his ear.

I shook his shoulder lightly and he still didn’t move. He looked bad, very bad. The women had nearly killed him. I had no idea how I was supposed to fix this.

I picked up the torch and looked wildly toward the door. The two men from before were standing just inside.

“He needs help!” I called loudly. “He needs healers to clean his wounds and a clean mat to sleep on. Please, please help him.”

“They all need the same help, slave,” the original man said. “Mistress has told us to bring you what you wish.”

The men disappeared and the weight of what they had said sunk in: ‘They all need the same help’.

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