It's finally up. Natalie's back story. The story isn't nice, and it doesn't have a happy ending. Bad things happen to good people. In Natalie's case, she's very much an innocent. Designed to spec. Raised in the family of her owner. At fifteen, she is taken to his town house and becomes his mistress. Not a nice story at all.
Then it goes south. Terrible things happen when people think they can own other people.
Natalie isn't a quitter. She's smart and pays attention. Her addiction runs her life, but it doesn't own her soul.
The Loyalty Gene - Part One, takes up the story seventeen years later. Natalie has a plan and the perfect partner, her youngest daughter, to help pull it off.
So, I can see from the early voting, some of you, don't like the prequel. I'm glad, I think, because you probably also dislike the idea of a human owning another human. Then again, you might dislike the story because it doesn't make slave-owning seem fun.
It's my hope you'll judge it as a setup for the rest of the story.
Part two is coming along well. I've read some thoughtful emails concerning the fate of Stephanie. It's caused me to rethink a few things. I think for the better. As for an exact status: chapters 11, 12, and 13 are in work. Chapters 14 and 15 are done. 16 and 17 are outlined in detail. Chapter 18 is mostly done.
Feel free to ask questions or express concerns.
lichtyd