Travis unwrapped a sandwich and set it in front of her.
“What’s this?”
Cason smiled. “That’s a breakfast sandwich. It has eggs, bacon, and cheese on it.”
“I’ve never had one of these before.” She took a bite and closed her eyes. “Oh, my God, it’s so good.”
Dustin got her attention. “You’ve really never had one before in your life?”
She shook her head. “No, I was never allowed fast food.”
“That sucks,” Jonah said.
She shrugged. “It’s all I knew.”
“Take a few more bites, and then we’ll ask you questions we’ve come up with.”
“Okay Da … Cason.”
He pressed a kiss to her temple. “Honey, these guys are cool with Big/little relationships. In fact, I’d say the majority of the guys here are in them or looking for their own little.”
She relaxed and took another bite, and then pushed it away.
“You don’t want anymore?”
She shook her head. “No, thank you.”
“All right, let’s get into the questions. We are planning on going through the computer to get your information but decided to ask you,” Travis said. “There is a possibility of them tracing us if you do that.”
“Cason told us you went to college?” Eli asked.
“Yes, Princeton.”
“For what?”
“My mother sent me there because it allows students to have security with them. She told me to pick what I wanted even though I wouldn’t use the degree.”
“Why?”
She wrinkled her nose. “Because Holloways don’t do common work, whatever that means. I got a Supportive Service degree, and I plan to use it.”
“What’s that, baby?” Cason asked.
“I can use it working in social state and federal assistance programs. Stuff like that. If a person needs help, I direct them on where to go.”
“I bet your mother wasn’t thrilled,” Brett commented.
She could feel her stomach tighten. “She didn’t care because she knew the monster was going to take me, and then I’d never have freedom again. Although, I never really have had freedom of any kind. I was either locked up in the house here or in a classroom or the house in New Jersey when I went to college. I had guards twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.”
“You weren’t allowed to go anywhere?” Devin asked.
She shook her head. “No.”
“It must have been very scary to go out on your own and hide in a building,” Jonah commented.
She didn’t know if it was a question but answered it anyway. “I was terrified. I’d never been alone, and this building, especially at night, is really spooky. But I would have rather died than go with the man.”
“Can you tell us why?” Devon asked.
She swallowed a few times. “A maid at the house heard a conversation between the monster and my mother.” She knew she was shaking but couldn’t stop.
“It’s okay, baby, I’ve got you.”
She looked up at Cason and relaxed. He wouldn’t let anything happen to her.
“She heard him say that I would be abused every day until I submitted, and I’d have to go through a ceremony. She said it sounded scary.”
Brett grunted. “Fuck, I hate to ask.”
“He wanted to make sure I didn’t have any American germs so I would be thoroughly cleaned, inside and out.” A burn in her chest made it was hard for her to breathe. She turned her head into Cason’s neck and cried, vaguely hearing the men’s shocked outrage in the room.
Cason squeezed her tightly. “Shhh, I’ve got you.”
She nodded and sniffed as she gained some control. Then she looked up at Cason. “The worst part is my mother knew what I was going to go through, and she didn’t care.” She rubbed her eyes. “How could a mother do that to her child?”
He wiped the tears away. “I don’t know, baby. Frankly, I don’t consider her a mother.”
“Do you think because I have her genes, I’ll be a bad mom, too?”
She heard a bunch of cursing but kept her eyes on Cason.
“No. I’d bet my life you’re going to be a great mom.”
She exhaled and nodded. “Anyway, the maid came right to me and told me, and then she helped me to escape. Can we still try to find her?”
“Cason told me about her, and I started working on it,” Devon told her.
“Tell us about the fortune your mother wants?” Eli asked.