I woke up early in the morning, so early that Isabella was still asleep. I dressed quietly in the dark, careful not to trip and wake her up. I quickly made my way throughout the house, checking in on the slaves there had designated areas to make sure that they were where they were supposed to be. I avoided Marcus, not wanting to deal with his attitude. I was down in the basement, checking the spare rooms to make sure that none of the slaves were slacking, when I was pushed from behind. I stumbled forward towards the ground when I heard the door lock behind me. I turned around a quickly as I could, to find Isaac staring at me with a mixture of hatred and lust. “Lana.” Isaac smiled, revealing his sharp teeth. I started backing away from him, and took a deep breath in order to scream but b