The Prodigy Slave, Book Two: The Old World: (Revised Edition 2020) by Londyn Skye

Author:Londyn Skye [Skye, Londyn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Londyn Skye Novels
Published: 2020-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Slave Code

Section IX Article VI

Any runaway slave evading capture for twenty days or more is to be publicly whipped for the first offense. A second offense shall result in branding with the letter “R” on the right cheek. A third offense shall result in the loss of one ear. A fourth offense shall result in castration.

After being shackled by the legs and tossed about on the bumpy terrain for half an hour, Lily finally felt Jesse’s covered wagon come to a halt. She sat shivering in the back, peeking through the crack in the curtain, trying to see the identity of all the male voices she heard laughing in the distance.

Jesse stepped down out of his wagon and all his Ghost Rider brethren turned toward him, shocked to see him there for the first time in weeks. With Jesse in attendance, they were excited to know they were bound to see a great “show.” J.R. and Jacob were as shocked as anybody to see their father there after his long hiatus. They flocked toward him with everyone else and gathered near the tail end of his wagon, welcoming their leader back with pats on the back and typical manly insults. Unbeknownst to all of them, Jesse had dragged a very special guest along with him, one who was currently hidden in his wagon, uncontrollably trembling with fear.

Not long after everyone greeted Jesse, Duke pulled up in his wagon. When he stepped toward the crowd, the cold glare between him and Jesse was immediate.

“What the fuck happened to you?” J.R. asked Duke, stunned by the sight of his swollen, battered face.

“Got kicked by a horse,” Duke lied, quickly confirming James’s theory about him being too cowardly to confess to a humiliating failure.

“Looks like you got a gen-uuu-wiiine ass whuppin’ to me,” another Ghost Rider replied, letting out a drunken cackle afterward. Everyone else broke out in laughter along with him.

Duke pushed the inebriated heckler in his face while he was bent over laughing and easily tipped him over. Too drunk to get up, the man just laid there and passed out.

Jesse could tell by everyone’s warm reception and the ease of their laughter that Duke must have remained tight-lipped about their altercation and the details of all that had gone on with James and Lily in Ohio. That fact was true. J.R. and Jacob had spoken to Duke about the situation but had yet to confide in the entire group. Considering the fact that Duke was one of the Ghost Rider tribunal leaders, Jacob and J.R. were waiting on his final decision on how to handle the matter. However, after receiving a “gen-u-wine ass whuppin’” and a punctured scrotum, Duke suddenly decided that no further action should be taken for Jesse’s betrayal. He justified it by concluding that the Ohio Ghost Rider’s division had also failed to live up to the standards of their codes. He now swallowed what remained of his pride and tried to appreciate that Jesse was there attempting to redeem himself, much like their Ohio brethren had.

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