Storms of Fate [ SOF ] [ BTS ]

Chapter 11 : Velvet Shadows 1(M, Dark)

As soon as she opened the door, Jackson stood outside with a hand extended towards her, holding a fancy golden envelope.

Raising a brow at him, Anya took the envelope, opening to find a dinner invitation inside.

Although she was expecting something minimalistic and classy, the simple and casual card also had a surprisingly neat effect.

4 slaves of her choice. Slaves. They really want to emphasize on their position.

"Huh? Why such a formal invitation for dinner?" She mumbled. "Although after what went down with Wilson, a little pandering to my ego was expected."

Letting go of the invitation card she looked towards Jackson who appeared equally as lost about the proceedings as she was. She turned towards the group huddled around her "Pre ceremonial Dinner?"

"This is less of a dinner and more of an opportunity for the maste.... The people spending their money. The entire purpose of the evening is to show off their purchased, owned slaves. A display of possessions" Yoongi said in a voice devoid of any emotions from behind her, still a bit closed off, hurt.

Registering the way Yoongi caught himself from calling anyone else masters, Anya turned around to look at him, "Explain display?"

"We are usually shown and displayed. To maybe their associates or friends." A little pause of hesitation, clearing of throat before continuing, "The purpose is to try to make the other owners jealous. We hybrids know it. This dinner we are usually kept on our knees to service our owners or any friends they choose to pass us to, in case they request for our... skills." Came a tamed down answer from Seokjin.

Anya understood what service and skills he was indicating.

Pausing yet again she asked "Jealous?"

Jin nodded "Jealous."

"The motivation for the entire evening is this Master." Namjoon contributed to the crash course she was taking about the auction widely known to all the rest. "The dinner is to make other owners want what they own so they can easily covet their pets. Usually one or two hybrids per person is bought. As such according to the rules, one cannot touch another hybrid without the express permission from the owner. So if a person who wants to use an owned hybrid wants the owner to let them have the hybrid, they need to make that person want his." He explained.

"Like a barter system."

Barter.

Like commodity.

"Its mainly for the ceremony though. So that you would know who to pick, for the Marking of slaves." Yoongi said calmly. This time he was again leaning back on the wall with his eyes closed, completely comfortable in patiently explaining to his Master in how deeply and thoroughly exploited they had been and were going to be, in his deep voice.