Free The Mamluks (The Mamluks Saga: Episode 1) by Edward Lake

sitting on the floor.
    “ Emily ?” Andrew said.
    Right away, I realized this was my chance to ignore my
emotions. I said nothing and waited for Adomas to give me instructions.

 
     
    Chapter 32
     
    I stared at Emily and waited for her to say something.
Seeing Adomas there made me think she was being cautious. The rocky jewel she
was wearing glowed in the murky light, making it easier to see her face.
    Adomas reached through the door and handed something to
Emily. “Secure these collars around their necks.”
    I didn’t know what to think at first. In my heart, I felt
that Emily could never bring herself to kill me, thinking that’s what the
collars would do. But as she walked to me, I looked deep into her eyes and
realized the woman I loved was gone.
    “My God, Emily. What have they done to you?”
    She ignored me and kneeled. I kept looking into her eyes,
trying to find some compassion.
    “Don’t move.” Emily forcefully put the collar around my neck
and closed it. She quickly shifted to Robert and put the other collar on him.
    “Why, Emily?” he groaned. As she rose, he closed his eyes
and lowered his head. “God bless, my friend.”
    Emily turned away and left the room, never looking back. A
slow, angry tear moved down my face as I watched her shadow fade away. I looked
at Adomas and saw him lifting his arm. He pressed a button on his device, and
our collars made a beeping sound. Suddenly, I felt a little more pressure
around my neck. Adomas pressed another button that closed the door.
    I lowered my head and covered my face. “Not this, Emily .
It can’t be this.”

 
     
     
     
     
    Part Three – New World Order

 
     
    Chapter 33
     
    I was at the beach with Juozas, playing in the water. He was
older now. But since the Mamluks didn’t record time, I wasn’t sure of his exact
age.
    Juozas was a little taller than me, and he looked to be well
over two hundred pounds. Like all the Mamluks, his body was incredibly
muscular. And, like all the male Mamluks, he had to keep his head shaved. In
their culture, it was believed that only females should have hair.
    We were engaged in a feisty game of cat and mouse. I covered
my eyes as Juozas chased me, splashing water at me. Finally, he caught me and
pulled me down. I screamed cheerfully as I went under water. When he pulled me
up, I coughed while laughing, and heard Juozas say, “I have you now, Mother.”
    I spit out a few gulps of water. “All right—I give up.”
    Afterward, we relaxed in the sand and dried off. In the
distance, I could see a group of hovercrafts collecting water from the ocean.
Each one had a metal hose that sucked the water into a vat. The water was then
transferred to the city and used as needed.
    Some of the water was brought to the sandstone buildings and
spilled into a hole in the corner of each roof. Since the invasion, I had
learned that every building had a filtration system that ran through the walls.
It was yet another neat discovery about the Mamluk way of life.
    When we were finished, I had a patrolling soldier call our
ship. It arrived within a few minutes and landed nearby, blowing some sand our
way.
    “Why can’t we stay longer, Mother?”
    I brushed some sand off Juozas’s shoulders. “Because you
have to eat and get ready for training in the morning.”
    We got on board and took off. The pilot went to our building
and landed by the main entrance. The ramp opened, and we headed up the entry
steps.
    “Go get ready, Sweetheart. Then meet us in the dining hall.”
    After showering and getting dressed, I went downstairs and
found Adomas in the dining hall. Our newest servant was setting the table.
Since her arrival, I had learned that her name was Madison.
    I walked ahead and took a seat by Adomas. Moments later,
Juozas came into the dining hall and sat across from me. Madison finished
setting the table and wheeled her cart into the catering hall. She came back
shortly after with our food.
    Madison went to Juozas