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Hale’s first week in prison had been one of the worst times in his life. His first day the man his brother told him to seek out hunted him down first. The ghoul was too traumatized to tell the man who he was when the lycan was barreling over him, pinning him against the wall by the neck. Squeezing. He seriously thought he was going to die. So when Hale fell to his knees sputtering out globs of phlegm and spit he couldn’t be more thankful to see the vampire who stopped the man from killing him. Some small form of humanity, the only type of kindness shown to Hale since he arrived. The vampire allowed Hale to follow him like a duckling. He sat with the man at dinner and was even invited to join him for a shower. It was the first time Hale was able to wash himself since he arrived since showers were one of the biggest obstacles to overcome when you were alone.

But then there were those advances. The vampire standing over him gently pushing small tickles against Hale’s ear with his lips. ”You’re thankful for all I’ve done for you, aren’t you?” The vampire would say rubbing up against Hale’s thigh. ”It’s polite to return your gratitude. I don’t mind waiting if you need more time. Eventually you’ll get lonely too.” He would promise Hale. You don’t bite the hand that feeds you… So Hale gave the vampire his hand. Then he went to the bathroom to wash his hands clean of the sticky substance across his fingers and the small piece that flew against his cheek. Polite to show gratitude. If Hale didn’t find a way to repay the vampire he’d have no choice. He was quickly falling into a position he didn’t want to be in. If he didn’t do what the man wanted eventually he’d be left on his own for someone to destroy or kill or rape. The ghoul began aggressively writing letters back home. Please. Please try to just send me $20 a week. Please. Just rob someone or anything. If you can just put money in my commissary account I can be okay. Please even if you have to rob someone or anything. There has to be something you can do I really really really need money please.

Hale must’ve wrote a thousand letters over the course of a few weeks as the handjobs had to happen more often. He was terrified. And eventually, the vampire began to say it was time for them to move forward in their relationship. That Hale would meet him in the hidden area in the yard and he’d show him that it wasn’t bad. That it was something he’d grow to like. When Hale finally went back to the lycan he was a stuttering mess. ”I-I’m Hale. Fr-rom Crownless my bro-other told me to-” He covered his mouth, frustrated he couldn’t even get a ******** sentence out in front the man who had almost killed him.

”Who’s your brother?”

”Cassius Ryder.” He muttered, his eyes tearing up. He told himself a million and seven times that he wouldn’t ******** cry. That he wouldn’t be scared. And here he was. ********. ********. ******** why didn’t you say so!?” He laughed. The whole group he was with laughed. Then the lycan brought Hale to the spot he was supposed to meet the vampire. They beat the ever living ******** out of the man. Hale didn’t want that. The vampire had protected him. He went out of his way to make sure Hale was okay and nobody else took advantage of him. When the vampire was nothing more than a bloodied mess on the ground, they had Hale tear one of his fingers off and eat it whole. ”Sorry, Frank. Turns out you were praying on one of my own. No hard feelings, yeah?” The lycan asked. Hale stood there watching the vampire nod his head agreeing that it was no big deal. That they were still on good terms. Frank had asked the lycan to shake Hale up so he’d be able to keep the young ghoul for himself. That’s how easy it was to be taken advantage of. That’s how easy it was to be manipulated. He learned his first lesson that day.

You find your crew, and you stay close. You do not do favors for anyone outside of it without forcing them to pay for it. The weak become prey. The strong only remain strong if they are constantly keeping others down. There is no kindness in prison. Only deals. Only domination.