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My little apple-seed. I smiled to myself.
I was exhausted from not sleeping the night before and so even on the hard floor of my cage, I fell asleep.
Sleep didn’t last long. I wasn’t sure how long I’d been asleep, but I knew it couldn’t have been more than a couple of hours when Luca clapped his hands together loudly and bellowed from the doorway.
“Wake up. I hope you all slept well because today, your training begins.” He spoke in a French accent that was very impressive.
I sat up, stretched my aching muscles, and rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
“If you hoped for us to sleep well, you could try for some better accommodations. You know, like beds, pillows, blankets...” Francesca started but cut off her words when Luca threw her a challenging glare.
“Do you want comforts like pillows or blankets? How about an actual, real mattress to sleep on?”
“That would be nice,” Francesca said hesitantly.
“You can have all those things,” Luca said casually but I knew that tone. It was his too casual tone that meant he wasn’t saying what he really meant.
“We can?” Alessia sounded hopeful.
“Absolutely.”
“Thank you—”
“You just have to earn it.”
“Earn it?” She sounded less hopeful and more confused.
“Yes.”
“How?” Francesca asked.
“By doing well in your training and doing what you’re told. If you behave, you can earn comforts.”
“What do we have to do?” Francesca asked skeptically.
"Today is your first day of training. Whoever does well will be rewarded. Whoever doesn't, won't. And whoever is defiant will be punished. If you do everything you're told and do it well, by the end of the day, you could have a bucket in your cell, the next day...a mattress...the next, a blanket, and so on."
"What the hell do we need a bucket—" Francesca started but her eyes suddenly widened with realization.
"Each of you will be assigned a trainer who will work with you and report back to me."
This all felt too real and with the mask and fake accent, I could almost forget that it was Luca talking about all those horrible things.
My heart raced as the men separated from the group, retrieving their assigned girl to go into the private rooms for training.
Finally, it was my turn, but I was a bit surprised when Luca himself unlocked my cell and dragged me out.
"You're with me. Let's go."
He led me roughly into the same room from the night before and slammed the door behind us. The sound of the deadbolt locking sent fear racing unfounded through my body. It was Luca, but how far was he going to take the whole training thing?
He answered my question quickly when he whirled around on me, making me jump. But his voice came out soft and low. "Are you okay?"
I looked at him puzzled. "Am I—"
"I hated having to leave you in that cell all night, but I didn't know what else to do without blowing the whole thing. That's why I changed up the plan for training today to one on one, so you don't have to go through what the other girls are."
"What exactly are they going through?"
